December 18, 1940 Cole LeEe Hibbs West Point Military Acadeny West Point, New York ‘Dear Cole Hibbs: I an oe my wire of even date as follows: "Railroad routing us Buffalo, Kihenw, a arrive West Point 9:20 morning 26the Thank you for gracious hospitalitye® I want you to lmow how very gracious you have been in making our stay both educational, profitable and socially pleasante I immediately took the matter up with the railroad and on account of the condition of the weather at this time, they have planned to route us from Buffalo to Albany and we will come down on your side of the river. We are looking forward to having the extreme — of ne yOUe Sincerely ‘yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FOAslg f January 4, 1941 Cole Lele ilibbs Graduate Manager of Athletics UeSe Military Avadeny West Point, New York Dear Cole Hibbs: May I take this means of expressing to you our deep gratifie cation for the splendid hospitality you and your aides showed us when our University of Kansas Basketball Squad visited the Academye In thinking of lBjor OeKe MWiess, Medical Officer of the Squadg Capte Ede Messenger, Officer in Charge of Basketballs and Roland Logan, Head Trainer, it seemed as if each outmatched the other in endeavoring to serve use All of us were tremendously impressed and I want you to know that at no place in our travels did we receive such cordialitye We were sorry indeed that we did not have the pleasure of meeting you in person, but you hed things so well organized Gat there was not & moment'’s delay in giving us far mcre than we deserved, but at the same time it made us — happy to be in the hands of such good hostse Again thanking you and wens for you and yours @ Happy and Prosperous New Year, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCA slg January 4, 1941 Mire Roland Logan Head Trainer of Athletic Team UeSe Military Academy West Point, New York Dear Rolands I have finished a letter of gratitude to Cole LeEs Hibbs, Major OeKe Wiess and Capte Ede Messenger, thanking them for their exe ceptional hospitality to us while we were at the UeSe Military Acadenye This letter would not be complete without expressing to you the feeling of our boys when they said, that they uot only thought you were & regular fellow, but you even went out of your way to show then the best hospitality that they had seen on the tripe The trip to the Academy will always be a highelight that will thrill the boys to their dying daye | : | There is something about that historic structure there at the Point that gives every American youth an exalted feelings Through the many years great heroes have emerged from the Militery Academy and stood out as beacon lights to’ these young Americans so that they consider it & great benefit to be in such an enviroment, if only for a short whiles The fact that these graduates of the Academy who have becone officers are of such fine and genteel fiber, so commonplace and easy to get acquainted with thet the boys were enrantured with them, caused the -team to vote them ithe best of American goodse. ; While the students at the Academy go through this strenuous life, I lmow that they perhaps feel that it is a very hard grind, but there are compensations in all the hard struggling they mdergoe No civilian ever visits the Academy, I am sure, without peying e silent and deep debt to these men who through their courage and sacrifice exalt and 1ift up the mind of those visitorse Roland, I want to thank you personally for all the Pine things you did for use if at any time I can be of any service to you in any 3 way I will be happy to have you call on mee Until that debt is paid I wish you a Very Happy and Prosperous New Yeare ily kindest regards to your familys : Sincerely yours, | FOAslg _ Director of Physical Education and Recreation . | Varsity Basketball Coach RT TT SEEN IN NEW YORK Dre and MrSe Geode A» Esterly, 2216 Massachusetts, lawrence, Kansas Mre Ge0e Ae Esterly = = + + + Newark University Mre & Mrse Waldo Bowman + + » 268 Ridgeroad, Douglaston, Long Island, New York Dre & Mrse Leigh MacCurdy + = 244 Bromxville Road, Apte 4F, Bronxville, New York Howard MacCurdy « «= = + = + 25 Parkview Avenue, Bromxville, New York Gevene Landrith - « «= = = = = 1400 Whitney Aves, New Haven, Corne Mrs. Earl Gafford - + «= + » 45 Christopher Ste, New York City (Miss Rankin) Mrs, Bradbury thonpson= + » 11 We 69th Street, New York City (Miss Della Deen Dodge) SEEN IN PHILADELPHIA Mre and Mrse Bob Reed, 12 Park Place, Swarthmore, Pee intial nical Aaa sisi ant ) U °ooTY PUCTIUGIN=- * \x ,°ssuotoq duryo v onvoad % \o sZuo71y4 Sutteof oo --9Urer 09 UTP » ‘ ouety Ut porns or Ae *oovTd ZoyrcU o1 tis, SoBy pox *otouy pod ezonbs fo7 *qyugTsS wor, *MOTS é4¢ ®coTd *pITY. OF PUNOTe 4SATF Worst st : Patvoy SOM $4 007Y4. pUvsnoL: a *IvOL 04 UvSoq pmoto oY! a *oL00S O44 UT OBULYO OU YL TM=