Page 8, Die Welt-Post, Thursday, May 29, 1924
From Russia
Rosenberg (Umjet), 2 April, 1924
Esteemed Mr. Volz:
I recently received you letter and myself and my wife were pleased that you still think of us. I and my dear wife think of you often, remembering the happy hours we spent together with you. It was especially pleasant at that time for one to see such a cheerful man so full of good humor and to be able to converse with him.
My family situation has not changed: likewise neither has my professional work (he is a teacher--Volz). I am always busy during the day and in the evening I and my family sit beside my wife who, after industriously working all day, is completely engrossed in turning her spinning wheel and thereby, as she says, finding relaxation.
Two of my children, Emma and Lea, who at the time (you were here) were being educated in Balzer have now?moved to the city of Kamyschin where my eldest son Paul is being educated. He will finish middle school this year and wants to enter the university. My daughter will finish next year and the youngest son in another 2 years.
Naturally it is very difficult for me having 3 children being educated at the same time but I must risk everything to succeed in getting them a good education. In the end, should I not be able to come up with the necessary means, then hopefully there will still be some good people who will support me in my need.
You ask in your letter about how your friend Volz is doing?in Rosenberg. I have personally looked into it and find that she and her family are very poor --- one of the poorest families in Rosenberg. They barely have enough to eat, their clothing is in rags and they are in no condition to buy a cow or a single head of working livestock.
With affectionate greetings, your friend,
F. Horst
Translation courtesy of Hugh Lichtenwald