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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