Detroit Michigan.
March 9th, 1943.

Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen,
Director of Physical ‘Education,
University of Kansas.

Dera Phogs

We are going to have our annual meeting on March 19th, as you can see
from the- enclosed. This is the meeting at which I would like to have had you as
our speaker if it could have been arranged. We are going to have a grand time at
this meeting. We have ## had all kinds of luck in arranging it and I expect a
turn out of over a hundred in contrast to the 38 who attended last years meeting.
( There were more than 38 there but that was the total of the alumi ). Leo
Fitzpatrics’ evan said that he and Gordon Saunders would take charge of the singing
for us and would do a little number of their own.

I wish you could be here but in as much as you cannot I want to know if
you will write the alumni here a little letter of greeting which I can read at the
meeting. I have a letter from Fred and he promised to send me a recorded greeting
from the Chancellor. These messages are appreciated by all. If you dont have time
for a létter send us a wire, will you ?

Do you remember that you wrote me that Chuck Elliott would send me some
data on the team and the players that I could take to the newspapers here. I asked
that he also send me: pictures of youe This was about the middle of December.
When I saw Chuck he said that he had sent it all right. Well,I got it about the
first of February. It was sent third class mail and is a example of the difficulty
we are having with the mails these days. Mail simply has to be sent first class to
receive attention. I'll never forget how all my notices of your coming to Detroit
were held up. I would have liked to have had this material. It made very interesting
reading, especially after having met the boyse I am enclosing in the letter the
three pictures of you which Chuck sent as ZHH#X he may be able to use them.

I'll close here with my very bes} wished to you and the team. Don't fail
to send me the greeting as there is no one the alumni would rather hear frome

Very sincerely,

s.

16236 Cheyenne, ee as
Detroit. ee mee.