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Springfield, Ill. May 2nd

My dear children, -

I find from the letter which reached me yesterday that I now have two. So glad, Helen dear, that you have a job, and can be with us. Wish you might have been there all during my absence. Hope the work will prove pleasant. Sorry, Tafren dearie, that you disappointed yourself in your contraction exam. But you have done wonderfully well, and I am very proud of you. Had a big meeting last night. Celebration of the Commune