Sept. 15, 1945.

Major James K. Hitt

Hq. 14th Antiaircraft Command
APO 75, c/o Postmaster

San Francisco, California

Dear Jin:

I appreciate your fine letter written September 5, 1945. Only last
night we mailed you a véry voluminous thirty-eight page Jayhawk Rebound. I wish
that your letter might have arrived so that we could have included some or your
fine comments. I notice that you are at the Wack-lack Country Club in Manilla.
I know that I would enjoy playing there because I like the game of golf.

I was in Chicago at Rotary International meeting from June 14, to June 19.
I was elected District Governor of our District here and was up at Ghicago imbibing
some inspiration and information. Burt DeGroot called at the hotel and left word
for me to call him. I tried, but missed it. So, I haven't had an opportunity to
chew the fat with him for quite some time.

My daughter, Mary Allen Hamilton, is here visiting and she gives me
word of the DeGroots, so I feel that I am still in close contact with them. Burt
is to be stationed in Washington, D.C., I understand, and Ruth may come our way
for a stop over. .

We sold our big home at 801 Louisianna and are moving into a cottage
that Mrs. Allen bought Milton when he studied law a few years back. We got a
fairly good price for the place and we feel that getting rid of a big house at
this time was a good thing to do. Our grandson, Lee Hamilton, graduated from
Culver swmer school this summer, after having spent four summers up there. Jane,
our middle daughter, is with us, as is her ten months old baby, Jill. ier hus-
band is on Guam. He is a Navy flier, Transport Command. Bobby Allen finished his
internship at Rosedale and is stationed at San Francisco. lle was ticketed for the
amphibious landings, but the atomic bomb saved that joust. Milton is a lieutenant,
junior grade, back in Boston. But, why should I carry on this information when
the Rebound will give it to your more fully?

. IT am happy that you are in educational work because I know that you
feel happier in this activit® than you did in aimlessly sitting around with the
knowledge of doing things constructive as you are in your program that you have
outlined at present.

Ed Elbel' is hoping to get out of the Army and back in the University
about November 1, but that is not dead certain as I get the information from
Mrs. Elbel. I haven't seen your wife and little boy for quite some time, but I
will make it a point to do yjust this thing for you.

I might add that it would be awfully good to have you back with us and I
hope the time will not be too far distant in the future when this may come to pass.
With all good wishes, I an,

Sincerely yours,