Reb Johnson:

December 23

We left Lawrence today at 1:00 o’cleck. Mrs. Malott and her
children were at the station to show us off and to wish us good
lucks Dean Lawson of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
ethempentnd us to Chicago. While riding the train I met one of the
so~eelled captains of industry, Mrs Aman by name, Ve wes ‘
federal investigator for narcotics. I bought & coke on the train
tedey which cost me the vhole sum of sixteen cents. Howard Engleman
end Marvin Sollenberger, in their new hats, are not fer behind
Esquire in fashion. They caulk out like two sore thumbs.
| For the second time my life, I tried my hand at bridge with
Bob Allen, Bill Hogben, Johnay Kline. I played se poorly thet
they had to send in a substitute, Jim Arnold.

dust verers orriving ta: Ghbenge, 6 little red-headed youngster
by the neme of Johnny forbert stole the shows He was a very tiny
little fellow who.was proud of himself for being eble to work
Te Pe Hunter's’ "Hepve Seabing Pussies” . He would show everyone on thé
train his feet and tell them just how he eocomplished it. "Doc"

celled him young Chris Cringle. We ere staying in the Allerton Hotel

sis tonight. We just finished twenty minutes of walking around the block

end I am now ready to hit the hay.

rs