PEOPLES GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

MASON City, lOwA
CHAS.E.STRICKLAND January 235 1940

PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER

Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Chairman
Special Alumni Committee

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity

1100 Indiang Avenue

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phogs

This is a rather tardy acknowledgment of your letter of
December 8, in which you solicit funds for the purpose of refurnishing
the home of Kansas Alpha. Your letter came while I was away from
home and was laid aside. Inasmuch as I have nearly $500.00 invest-
ed in the Kensas Alpha house, I rather question the advisability of
solicitation of funds from the alumni for the purpose of refurnishing
same. I would be much more enthusiastic over a campaign to raise
money to pay off the encumbrance. What I would like to see is to
have our chapter house at Kansas debt free.

It does seem to me that with a chapter running as large as
Kensas Alpha has been for a number of years past that it should make
enough profit on its operations to pay not only a reasonable rent but
a regular amortization on the mortgage loan and have a sufficient surplus
to renovate the house furnishings, etc., every few years. I can assure
you that many chapters considerably smaller in numerical personnel than
Kansas Alphe are doing this very thing.

However, I am always glad to "kick in" and attached you will
find my check No. 1053 on the First National Bank of Mason City, Lowa,
for the sum of $15.00, and I am sure that the money will be well spent
under your capable direction. Let me know some time how much you raise
in this campaign. ;

Looking forward to seeing you some time within the near future,

I am with very warm personal regards

Fraternally yours,

Enel. ‘