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Robert E. Lee Hill
PAST PRESIDENT (1934-1935)
Rotary International

114 Jesse Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, Mo., U.S.A.

January 5, 1942

Mr. Forrest ¢. Allen
Chairman, Peagean Committee
Lawrence Rotary Glub
University of Kansas
_Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

Your letter addressed to me in Louisiana quoting your telegram
inviting me to speak at your January 12 Rotary meeting has just
this minute reached the office. Evidently your telegram will be
forwarded to me by mail. I did not go to Louisiana for the Sugar
Bowl game, hence, the delay in receiving your letter. I hasten

to explain in order that you may know why I have not communicated
with you. I did have a letter from Fred Ellsworth, reply to which
he doubtless has now. I am sending a copy of this letter to Fred.

Your invitation is appreciated tremendously. I am terribly disap—
pointed because I cannot accept it.. I have looked forward with
eagerness to the pleasure and privilege of being with you and Fred
and our other mutual friends of the Rotary Club of Lawrence, and

I do hope you will give me a rain check

-When I wrote to Fred, I explained to him that I could not be in
-Lawrence on January 12 because of a Defense Council meeting
scheduled that day in Jefferson City, our State Capital. The
meeting, however, has been re-schedul ed in Kansas City bee noon
of that day at the Muehlebach. I'm trying to arrange travel plans
so that I may be in Lawrence Sunday, January 11, for Fred's meeting
of the American Alumni Council. Please bear with me.

You'll be interested to know that I had planned to invite you to have
lunch with me January 14, the day of the Kansas—Missouri basketball
game...in fact, Ll had dictated the invitation to go in this letter,
but I've changed, because just a few minutes after I dictated .the
invitation, I eipaivod an announcement that our U. S. Savings Com-
mittee is to meet in Jefferson City that day. But.I'll. give you a
rain check.

New Year's greetings to you, and thanks a lot for your kindness
and hospitality.