UNITED STATES NAVY

BRANCH PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE VICTOR 8366
319 DWIGHT BUILDING

KANSAS CITY 6, MISSOURI

14 December 1944.

Dre fs Ce Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

Soon, if he has not done so already, Mr. Hovey J. Hanna
will call you to discuss the Navy League and to invite you to
become a charter member of the Lawrence Council (i. e., Chapter)
which is now being organized.

I am writing to assure you that the Navy wants the
Navy League. and everything it stands for.

Sea Power, the monthly magazine of the League, keeps
members informed of new Navy developments, and League membership
affords opportunities to express individual opinions in an
effective manner.

Personally, when I return to business, I shell welcome
the opportunity such a membership affords to state and restate my
opinion that we can get no better insurance against future wars
than a Navy adequate to serve our national interests and kept
adequate through the orderly replacement of obsolete equipment.

If this coincides with your views, I recommend a Navy

League membership as an effective way to make your views count.

Sincerely yours,

O. D. HASSINGER
Lieutenant, USNR
Officer-in-Charge