April 5, 1944. Netropolitan Supply Ce., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dear Don: I an hastening a reply. It will be perfectly ail right if you wish for m= to speak to the Lions Club. I would not cover the same miterial and it is always a pleasure for me to meet business men and executives when I go to other commmities. If you want to set that up you ee AEE TEE It is also entirely satisfactory to have a basket- ball olinie with the high school boys. This work is not fatiguing for me. I assure you I will get as much kick out of it as the rest of the people working with the boys. So don't worry about what previous arrangements you have made bacause the honorarium is enough to pay expenses and have a little shange on the side. I never evaluete my services in the light of more money. | With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Pirestor of Physical Education, FOA:AH “Varsity Basketball Coach. C.A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT J.H. RAMSEY, VICE PRESIDENT D.G.ISETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER rr eee ne E i ¢ C METROPOLITAN SUPPLY COMPANY MAN UEFA CTU RERS WHOLESACER S GONVERTERS DS Reo TO RS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 602 CrG. thle DSP RE EW 7S E. CEDAR Rapips, lowA April 4, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: We had a meeting yesterday evening of Fred Winter, director of athletics for the local high schools, Ira Carrithers, Gurney Day, physical director for the ¥.M.C.A., and myself to discuss the plans for your afternoon meeting with the boys of Cedar Rapids at the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium. Fred Winter suggested that the high school basketball boys and the coaches had all asked that you con- duct a basketball clinic at this meeting and they have offered to have enough boys suited up for two teams so you could use them as guinea pigs for your demonstration. I told the boys I had not discussed this with you other than that I had asked if you would address a group of boys at the Y.M.C.A. in the afternoon and you had given your consent. Therefore, I told them I would write to see if you would prefer the clinic type of ‘meeting for the afternoon from four to five rather than just a talk. We, of course, will be able to arrange whichever type of meeting suits you best. We appreciate you are giving this afternoon talk because of your interest in boys, as it was not discussed with you originally when 1 wrote you about the all-sports dinner. However, Franklin High School of Cedar Rapids recently won second place in the high school state tournament for Iowa and this town is very basketball- minded, and Il am sure you will be doing basketball a fine service in whatever type of meeting you prefer for the afternoon. The Lions Luncheon Club have invited you and I to have luncheon with them on Thursday, but I have told them that you are not making a speech as we have already booked you for more than we should ask of you during one day. They do want you to attend the luncheon, how- ever, and I thought you might enjoy it as Fred Winter, Ira Carrithers Dr. Forrest C. Allen - Page 2 April 4, 1944 and Cap Hedges are all members and I think you know them fairly well. If you can conveniently do so, please answer by return mail as to what type of meeting you prefer Thursday afternoon for the boys, and if a clinic is satisfactory to you, we will arrange for the boys to be suited up for your demonstration and make any other arrangements you desire. We feel reasonably sure that whatever type of program you put on, we will have from two hundred fifty to three hundred fifty boys present. We are having some spring weather now and I hope it will be this way for your trip. Iowa, next to Kansas, is about the garden spot of the world in the spring. Sincerely yours, D.G.Isett CPi HG April 4, 1944. Mre Don Isett, Metropolitan Supply Co., 602 Third St., S.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Degr Don: Gee, your ticket sale went over with a bang! I might feel elated, but I'll bet every one of ths things that you take charge of goes just like this -- or maybe it is the promoter. I'll be seeing you soon. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. C.A.BEEMS, PrResiDEeNntT J.H.RAMSEY, Vice Presipent D.G.IS ETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER CE W V; cS) AF Tr FF \ =O I Vi. JP VAIN Jeet = MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALERS CONVERTERS DISTRIBUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE Soe Gro: thik) STREET, SE: CEDAR Rapips, IowA Var’ Ja, 7 FT ale Dees ae wae wae " ' we KK KKK fe fa ed =e a aa sce ig ee The: "¥" Creacial Year YOU WILL WANT TO ATTEND... THE Y. M. C. A. ALL SPORTS BANQUET Thursday, April 13th at 6:30 p. m. In the Chamber of Commerce Auditorium It will be an entertaining evening for men and women honoring the "Y" sports winners. Dinner tickets 75c. DR. FORREST C. "PHOG" ALLEN Director of Physical Education and Basketball Coach University of Kansas Will Be The Speaker All tickets must be reserved and attendance is limited to 275 due to war- time rationing. A reservation card is enclosed. Mail it back today. DON ISETT RUSSELL LANDIS General Chairman Ticket Chairman CRAVEN SHUTTLEWORTH H. G. "CAP" HEDGES Toastmaster Recognition of Athletes Supported by YOUNG MEN'S BUREAU, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ie 1231 MADE IN U.S.AGCO- fi | March 23, 1944. Mr. Don Isett, - Metropolitan Supply Coe, 602 Third St. 5.%., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dear Don: at 10:10 a.m. April 13, if everything works out satis- factorily. I will come to your place of business upon arrival. ‘ Anticipating the pleasure of seeing you and your good family, I am Sincerely yours, J Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. D.G.ISETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER C-A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT J.H.RAMSEY, Vice PRESIDENT METROPOLITAN SUPPLY COMPANY MAN UEFA CT OR ER S WHOLESALERS CONVERTERS DISTRIBUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 602 —GiG: THIRD -SIREET, SE. CEDAR Rapips, lowA March 20, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: This will acknowledge your letter of the 17th, and your plan to buy a roundtrip ticket over the Rock Island to Iowa City is the best setup. That way, they will hold the train in Des Moines for you and you will arrive in Cedar Rapnids on the inter- urban at 10:10 A.M. Going back, we can arrange for you to take the 10:50 P.M. Rock Island to Columbus Junction, transfer there and catch the Rock Island to Kansas City. These trains are running on schedule, and although you will have an hour and fifteen minutes wait at Columbus Junction, it will permit you to reach Kansas City at 8:30 Friday morning and, I imagine, you can be home by 11:00. When you leave Cedar Rapids it will be necessary to buy a fare on the Rock Island from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City, but your roundtrip ticket will take care of you the rest of the way. Looking forward to seeing you in about three weeks, I remain Very truly yours, S ee bs = D.G.Isett HG ; 2 52 8 gE Z a es “8 a A 7 15: nthe fo — re sy Het if 1 Te ‘ itd: is a3 i é Tinie 4 eu sae His é aqui: : ti : jie nila . Ss i ee feds ib ; vat fade de qity it van be F Buk sphe ? ua nig aH intizd at ae {a i all va ee ni i en hau if ill 3 fue tal tn Ae iy fh; rts i fy sis ae EL oe Don, what do you think of this? Our Santa Fe man just called and suggested that I could get a train out of Cedar pem. the night of the 13th, getting in Columbus Jimotion at 1 catching a flying stop at 1:30 and then into Kansas City at 8:50 Friday morning. Tell me what you think of this comection, and if thie train is generally late or generally on tim. | CwELl wentainly be glad to feller your sugquntie Si mestig with the boys in the afternoon. You may tell Gurney Day that I will ee een ee ee eee ee It will be a great pleasure to visit with you and Mrs. Isett. © ; With all good wishes, I an Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Bducation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. a D.G.ISETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER C.A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT J.H.RAMSEY, Vice PRESIDENT @& a : eee A) METROPOLITAN SUPPLY COMPANY MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALERS GONVERTERS DISTRIBUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 602-616. THIR O-SEREET, S-E- CEDAR Rapips, lowA February 19, 1944 Dr. Forrest ©. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I wish to.acknowledge your letter of the llth, and am happy to learn that April 6th will be satisfactory with you. We had a meeting of our committee yesterday and they are very pleased that you can be present on April 6th and I am sure we will have an attendance of from three to three hundred fifty on this occa- sion. The fact that you were speaking in Hutchinson, Kansas on April llth would make it very difficult for you to reach here by the 13th with travel conditions as they are. The 6th is entirely satisfactory to us, and we will consider this a definite date with you. Regarding train connections, there are three different routes you could take up here. The first one, and the one I recommend, would be to leave Kansas City about 11:30 P.M. on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific, arriving in Des Moines about 6:45 A.M., taking the Rock Island Rocket out of Des Moines about 7:15 A.M. to Iowa City, arriving there about 9:00 A.M. and taking the Interurban to Cedar Rapids from there. The interurban runs each hour all day long. If you make connections all the way along the line, you would arrive in here at approximately 10:10 the morning of the 6th. The only trouble with this schedule is that your connection at Des Moines is rather close, but you could always do this. If you should come that way and your train should be late into Des Moines so that you missed that connection, you could go up to Ames ona bus and catch the same train to Cedar Rapids arriving at 2:35 in the afternoon that you would have arrived on had you taken the Chicago Great Western out of Kansas City, as your Mr. Cote suggested. Dr. Forrest C. Allen - Page 2 Feb. 19, 1944 The third possibility is to take the Santa Fe out of Kansas City to Fort Madison, Iowa, and I would be glad to meet you there in my car and drive you to Cedar Rapids. It is approximately one hundred miles from Cedar Rapids, but by April we should be having some fairly nice weather, and I should be glad to meet you when- ever you would arrive in Fort Madison and bring you to Cedar Rapids. I could also plan to take you back to Fort Madison to catch the Santa Fe back to Kansas City. I was unable to get a Santa Fe time- table, but I do know that they run a lot of good trains on the Kansas City to Chicago run and I think you could more or less pick the best time for leaving Kansas City, etc. The fastest way to get back to Kansas City from here would be for us to drive you to Marshalltown, which is only sixty miles, after the dinner and you could catch the Chicago Great Western out of there at approximately midnight, arriving in Kansas City at 7:00 A.M., and I think you could be back in Lawrence by 8:50 or 9:00 A.M. If you are not in quite that big a hurry, you can spend the night here in Cedar Rapids and I can return you to Fort Madison and you can catch the Santa Fe back to Kansas City so as to arrive in Lawrence late Friday afternoon or evening. Or you could take the Interurban from here back to Iowa City, catch the Rock Island Rocket to Des Moines, getting out of there about 11:00 P.M. Friday night and arriving in Kansas City at 7:00 A.M. Saturday morning and be back in Lawrence by 9:00 A.M. These are the possibilities, so take your pick. If you can remain over night in Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Isett and I would like to have you stay in our home as we have plenty of room. If you prefer to stay at a hotel, let me know and I will make a re- servation for you at the Hotel Roosevelt. As I believe I have written you, this dinner is an annual all- sports amateur banquet given by the YMCA honoring amateur athletic groups in our community. There will be some awards presented that evening to champions, but you will not have to do any presenting, as "Cap" Hedges will make the presentations. Your friend, Ira Carrithers, will introduce you, and I am general chairman of the dinner. We would like to have you speak forty to forty-five minutes. There is one other favor we would like to ask. The YMCA has two or three hundred boys between the age of ten and fourteen who are very interested in basketball and many of them play in a junior bas- ketball league at the Y. The physical director, Gurney Day, asked me to see if you would be willing, provided you arrive in Cedar Rapids in time, to meet with these boys for about thirty minutes on Thursday afternoon, say at 4:30, to let the boys get acquainted with you and be able to say that they had met Dr. Allen. A few remarks about physical fitness in training for basketball would be very ap- Dr. Forrest C. Allen - Page @ | Feb. 19, 1944 propriate and they would eat it up. If we can impose upon you in behalf of the kids, another way we could make a big hit with them would be if you could send me a list of five or six, or mors of your rules for keeping fit, and we would have these mimeographed and distributed to the kids that attend as a program or favor of the party. I am writing Fred Ellsworth today, as per copy of letter en- closed, and if you can urge Fred to give me plenty of copy, you and the University will get some nice publicity in our community. Sincerely yours, HG Enel. tae 6=—s« Se Eedur Rupids | CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1944. E DAME CAGERS © Orr PHOG ALLEN'S . . . fevered exhortations as coach of the Kansas U. cagers, demonstrated above during a recent Jay- hawker game, have made his teams nationally famous and established him as the nation's top cage mentor. He is sched- uled to appear in Cedar Rapids Thursday, April 13, at the all- sports banquet of the Y.M.C.A. Plans are under way for one of the largest all-sports dinners in Y. history since it marks the centennial of the Y.M.C.A. Players in the picture with Allen are Don Barrington, left, and George Dick. C.A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT J.H.RAMSEY, ViCE PRESIDENT ee D.G.ISETT, SECRETARY A. C. HINES, TREASURER METROPOLITAN ComMPANY MAN UF A CTU RE RS WHOLESALERS CONVERTERS DISTRIBUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 60r -6l16 7Hi RD SiREET, |S. &. CEDAR Raprips, lowA March 11, 1944 Dr. Forest C. Allen | Director of Physical Education University of Kansas” Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I am a little late in acknowledging your telegram advising that you could be here for our all-sports dinner on April 16, but we are definitely going ahead on that date. We appreciate your willingness to change your plans to meet our situation, and in view of the change of date, I am sure we will have an unusual meeting, as the Young Men's Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce when they found out you were to be the speaker for our Ginner, even though it is on a regular meeting night of the group, asked to cooperate with us on the dinner, and they have guaranteed one hundred reservations. For that reason we are moving over to the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce building, which has a larger seating capacity than our YMCA-gym, and we anticipate an attendance of approximately four hundred. I am enclosing the first publicity we have had on your talk to date which is merely an announcement of the event. In this Sunday's paper we expect to have a further announcement of the committee heads, etc., and about a week from Sunday we expect to start our barrage of publicity. When it is convenient for you to do so, kindly let me know by what route you have decided to come and when you will arrive. Also Let me know when you would like to start back for Lawrence. With kindest personal regards, and looking forward to a nice visit with you about a month from now, I remain Sincerely, D.G.Lsett HG February 11, 1944. Ur. Don Isett, litan Supply Co., 602-616 Third St. 3.3, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dear Dons I am to speak at Hutchinson, Kansas, at the Parent- Teachers Association on Tuesday, April 11. April 6 and 15 are available, but I imagine April 6 would be the better date for you. I understand the train comections are pretty bad, and I have Mr. Cote, our Sante Fe agent, looking them up. I was afraid if I spoke at Hutchinson on the lith I could not make the scomection on the 15th, with train comections as they are. So let us suggest April 6th, if agreeable to you. Mr. Cote has just called and he says I will have a very difficult time getting out of Cedar Rapids and then getting out of Marshalltown so that ! can get back into Kansas City at any reasonable time. Can you help me in my itinerary? Are there any connections that I could make that would allow me to get bask into Kansas City at a reasombile time? I know that you know the rail connections and I will ask you to advise me. Mr. Cote tells me that I would leave Kansas City about 11:30 p.m. on the Chicago, Great Western. That goes through Des Moines and arrives in Marshalltown about noon. Then we get out of Marshalltom at 12:52 and arrive in Cedar Rapids at 2:35 in the afternoon. Is this the best comection? I would be glad for you to advise me. — Anticipating your reply and thanking you for your _ kindness in having the honorarium raised a ten spot, I am, with kindest personal regards, Sincerely yours, ; Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH ~ Varsity Basketball Coach. C.A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT JOH. RAMSEY, Vice Presipent D.G.ISETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER METROPOLTTAN € Surrur ComMPANY MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALER S CONVERTERS DISTRISUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 602-616 .FHIRD STREET, Si. oe CEDAR Rapips, lowA ea, oe noe 7 - ee February 4, 1944 3 a . Dr. Forest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I have delayed answering your letter of January 22 until we could agree on some tentative dates for the Y.M.C.A. all-sports dinner, and am pleased to suggest two dates to you in April, either of which we feel would be suitable. After considering these dates, if you should find they are not advantageous from your standpoint, kindly advise and we will endeavor to select another, either earlier or later, as you suggest. | The dates we are suggest ing are Guiday, April, or Rriday, April 73° I am also pleased to advise that we have secured an honorarium of $60.00 for this event and, I believe, if you will check concerning your railroad and. pullman fare, that your expenses will run around $30.00. If you could give me some idea of when you will plan to arrive in Cedar Rapids, I would appreciate it as it will help in making our plans for the dinner. Awaiting your reply with interest, and looking forward to a fine visit with you in April, I remain Sincerely yours, January 22, 1944. My. Don Isett, Metropolitan Supply Co., 602-616 Third Street, 5.3., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dear Don: It was mighty nice of you to ask me to speak at your ‘ Y.M.CeA. all-sports banquet. It will be « pleasure for me to accept. : Would it not be better for you to offer possibly two or three dates that would be most convenient to you? Then I will check with my dates and submit the one that is most acceptable to me from your agreeable dates. It will be a great pleasure to see you again and to visit with my good friend, Ira Carrithers, of whom I am very fond. It is a fact that I will have to travel a little farther then many that you have had, so if it is- agreeable with you, you could figure the extra expense according to your om angle and I would be very happy with it. If this will be any embar- rassment to you, of course I would not want you to do it, but the travel is quite an item of expense these deys and I thank you for taking that into account. _ I am planning on having a fine visit with you when I some up and I will try still to do saacsthing in regard to the other matter if possible. Sincerely yours, Pirector of Physical Education, PCA :AHZ Varsity BasketballCoach. = D.G. ISETT, SECRETARY A.C. HINES, TREASURER * Cc.A.BEEMS, PRESIDENT J.H.RAMSEY, VICE PRESIDENT MuraceGaaan @ Am SUPPLY COMBANY MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALERS CONVERTERS DISTRIBUTORS SCHOOL FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHOLESALE 602-616 -THIRD STREET, S.E. CEDAR Rapips, lowA January 14, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: To say that I enjoyed your letter of December 28th and enclosures would be expressing it mildly. The next best thing to a varsity letter from K.U. is to know that some of the athletic department officials hold one in high regard, and your letter to Schlademann certainly removed any doubt in that respect. I fail to find adequate words to express my feelings concerning your efforts in my behalf, and will only say "you're tops" in my respect and admiration. Unless Karl relents in his attitude in the matter, I suppose we are through. However, I recall that John Bunn, as freshman coach, awarded me a numeral in freshman foot- ball, and I have renewed my friendship with him several times at Stanford University when I was visiting there, Kelly, who was trainer at the time, has always been a good friend of mine, and I used to visit with him in Austin, | Texas, when I was down there. Knowing Potsy's attitude to be as you express it in your letter to Schlademann, I suppose we would be wasting our time to contact him. However, he was always very friendly although I have not seen him since he left K.U. Now, I have a very pleasant favor to ask of you. We have a ¥. M. C. A. All-Sports Dinner, or banquet, each spring in Cedar Rapids, honoring all of the community's Dr. F. C. Allen--Page 2 January 14, 1944 amateur athletes in all lines of sport. It is always well attended (from 250 to 350) each year. For each occasion we try to get some prominent and inspirational speaker for the affair, and I have been asked to invite you to be our speaker this year. Last year it was held on April 2lst, but you can pick your own date anytime between April 15th and May 15th, We ordinarily give an honorarium of $50.00 to our speaker to cover his expenses, but as you will have to travel farther than many we have had, you may set — own figure and I will see if we can meet it. Last year we had Tug Wilson of Northwestern; the pre- vious year Eddie Anderson of Iowa, etc. I will see that the University and you get plenty of publicity up here, and if you will ask Fred Ellsworth to send me a list of K.U. alumni within 50 miles of Cedar Rapids, we will endeavor to have a good turn-out of alumni. The "Jayhawk Rebounds" were very interesting, and I~ am going to try to see the Iowa State game January 29th. Let me know where you and the boys will be staying, and when you will arrive, and I'll see if I can arrange to be there. Again thanking you for your splendid efforts in my behalf, and with kindest regards, I am Sincerely yours, Ire derty— P.S. Your good friend Ira Carrithers, who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Y.M.C.A., asked to be remembered to you. I believe you were bunkmates at Great Lakes in the first world war. R. W. BINFORD Cc. L. BURT CONTRACTOR SEWERS AND WATERWORKS P. O. Box 431 PHONE 606 S15 WEST SECOND ST. HUTCHINSON, KANSAS 8 April 1944 Mir. Forrest ©. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Sansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: We are arranging a dinner for six at the Leon Hotel and if I do not meet the train you can walk around the corner to the hotel and some of us will be on hand shortly after. However, think I will be able to get to the train. ; Very truly yours, @LMicert Ce Le Burt elb p April 4, 1944. Hr. C. Le. Burt, 507 West 2nd St., Hutchinson, Kansas. Dear Red: I will be happy to meet with you and your group ‘ of alumi at the spot designated. Will you kindly tell me where I should report when I arrive in Lutch? Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. c.L. BURT R. W. BINFORD BURT & BINFORD CONTRACTORS SEWERS, WATERWORKS AND PAVING 507-515 WEST SECOND TELEPHONE 606 ADDRESS REPLY TO HUTCHINSON, KANSAS BOX 239° = Se SANDS KANSAS) S31 Mareh 1944 Mir. Phog Allen University of Kansas Lewrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Mrs. Keith Hayes advises that you expect to make a talk at the Reosevelt School the evening of April 11th and will arrive here at approximately 4:45 P.M. on the I have talked to Rey Davis and if you are not otherwise tied up we would like to have a few of the alumni together for dinner at about six that evening. Kindly advise whether or not this meets @ith your approval. Yours sincerely, C.L Gert Ce tle Burt elb p Marsh 25, 1944, Mra. Keith Hayes, 628 West 17th Stes lutehinson, Kansas. Dear Mra. Hayes: I expect to leave Lawrence on the Santa Fe at 11:41 a.m. and arrive in Hutchinson at 4:50 p.m It will be necessary to leave a at 11:50 that night. Shall I go to the hotel upon arrival? - 1 prense that would be the better plan. Sincerely yours, _ Direotor of Physical Zducation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. 626M 178 Dh Lit alae Msreh AO, 4 Hh uly of (Aprierd of, KY i, Qian) dd, Ahn —