(F.G.saa, #2.) mercial lines from 1924 to 1929. Appointed Warden of the State Peni- tentiary in 1929 by Governor Reed. Passed the wardens! examination in Federal prison service in 1931, serving seven and one-half years as Warden of a small Feder- al Prison in New Orleans. Returned to Kansas at the request of Governor Ratner to take charge of the Kansas State Prison in May, 1939. In August, 1905, married Miss Mable Chilcott, who was then publishing a country weekly in Louisville, Kansas. We have four children, three of whom followed journalism and two are in | that work at this time. M.F. Amrine, Io, is at this time handling publicity for the OPM in Kansas City. His twin sister, Abbie Arnold Amrine, is at this time handling the society page for the Kansas City Journal. At this time I have served about eighteen and one-half years in penal insti- tution work. In connection with the talk next Monday, if you can conveniently arrange it, I would like to have a reading desk for my * notes. I do not use them much, but some times wish to refer to them. An ordinary band music rack will do if no reading desk . | | is convenient for the speakers! table. Sincerely yours,