November 12, 1940

Mre Dale Deweese, President —
Chamber of Commerce
Wellington, Kansas

_ Dear Dales

I deliver the addrog
exceptional and victe:

. I assure j
two decisions, A 4 On DAs
football team has not bee ng wery well, \ playing the University
of Texas on Decembe bo and Ofiere i rn } have not had opportunity
to practice ae such as e shoyld wil | necessary for me to miss baskete.
ball practice on the afte mons December 3. | addi tion to that I have two
classes that m | p Prd © noon and that would
not permit x to . Wellingtone However, I
could mec my © | he if and

as this, and I drive a Buiek Héas ‘
per mile each way to pay my expense
make special @ go thet 1

to rejoice over their fine Pictorye 7
~~ for me?

night and aie an < of eo and
so that I cans

many pleasant recollections of Wellingtor
5 epee at te Meb-oft of the) oui Tding SS al hall right after
the World Ware Mre Ede Hackney asked me Yow for that me wtings ‘I remember
than thet Claude Scott was your secretary nd I~happene¢ » be Wise~peesicent
of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, Shan the tenveus directors were looking
for @ secretary I told then/about a young man who led thes zing, sold all
the tickets, and took the cooks home after the meetings Seott was elected
up here and did a fine job for a number of yearse