Welfare Section

Reception Center No. 1773
FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS

February 11, 1942

HFM/mim

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Director of Athletics
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

My dear Dr. Allen:

On behalf of the officers and men of the Reception Center I
desire personally to thank you for your courtesy in providing free
tickets for the basketball game with Creighton last night for
our basketball squad here at the Reception Center. This basketball
team operates as part of the recreation program of the Reception
Center and part of the activities of this Section, under the
direction of Lt. Stanley Flynn, who is absent on detached service
and therefore has asked me to write this letter.

Lt. Flynn and myself also appreciate personally the courtesy
which you extended. We also wish to mention specifically the
extreme courtesy of the non-commissioned officer on duty at the
R.O.T.C. at K.U. who assisted so courteously in arranging for the
comfort and convenience of our party.

Lt. Flynn is a graduate and former player at Creighton Uni-
versity, and I am sure he enjoyed the basketball game, although
of course he did not like the result. As a K.U. graduate, I of
course enjoyed both the game and the result.

Thanking you again I am,
Sincerely yours,
HAROLD F. MATTOON,

Major, Infantry,
Special Services Officer.