SPRADLEY-BOLEN AGENCY Real Estate - Loans - Insurance SALINA, KANSAS N. E. SPRADLEY DAN BOLEN \ Public Utility Building EDGAR DAviS 114 West Iron Ave. LEONARD WOOD Phone 563 Associates September 28, 1944 Dr. Forrest Allen, Kansas State University, Lawrence, Kansase Dear Phog: As you remember, the local YMCA, through me, invited you to be guest speaker for a centennial dinner which we later decidéd not to have because of conflicts with other activities in Salina, and knowing the inconvenience that you went to procuring extra gas coupons, preparing a speech and etc., we de-= cided the least that our local Y M C A board could do would be to recompense you for your inconvenience. _ Therefore, I am enclosing herein a check in the amourit of $15.00 made payable to you from the YMC A. The board members feels that this is even a small gesture showing our appreciation for your being so kind as to consent to help us with our celebration. , I-might state that during the centennial year of the Y M C A, we raised additional amount of money to pay off the existing mortgage and enough left to take care of the many needed renovations of the building. if the local Y M C A ever puts on a celebration, I assure you that we will keep you in mind and try to have you as our gueste 4 With fondest regards, I am Yours very truly DB:im ENC