THE SUNSHINE MANTLE COMPANY Chanute, Kansas December 18, 1940 "Mrs Forrest Cs Allen Director of Physical Education lawrence, Kansas My dear Phog: Your letter of December 14th made me very happy and is further evidence that you are both a scholar and a gentlemane Such a mess as I was wwittingly drawn into you of course can appreciate could not have been other than distasteful to me and it cer-— tainly is gratifying to mes-since such an incident did occur-sthat the other party concerned was big enough te appreciate my position and gehtleman enough to forgive and forget the entire matter without causing rupture between friends as you so clearly stated in next to last paragraph of your December 14th letters | _ _ IfTI fail to see you sooner, I certainly want to be in Lawrence, January 16th to see your team trim Missouri but in any event, you may rest assured that I will make it a special point to see you the very first time I am in Lawrence, | : a i a Incidentally, for your personal informtion, since Mr. Sidney Se Linscott of Erie, Kansas, very apparently wrote me a letter dated December 15th for your benefit, I would like for you to kmow that the envelope carrying me this December 13th dated letter shows Erie postmark of 6:00 P.M. December 16th, ‘auf said, _ Wishing you and your family a most enjoyable Christmas season, I ask to remain Sincerely yours, _ (signed) Wing M, (Bill) Gray WiG:ANG ‘