Dear Tula,

We certainly have been getting a lot of changes and new activities around here for the past week and that is partly the reason I didn't write sooner. They came out with a final announcement on the REGIMENTAL BALL to be held on the 23rd of June at the Statler with liberty until 0200. . . . On July 4th the Regiment will take over the entire main deck of the POPS concert. Beer and stuff will be served at the tables as usual and with a bit of encouragement the GLEE CLUB may even give out with a few numbers. . . The Welfare Office has put a plan into effect whereby all the officers on the station and their wives may attend free movies on Sunday nights at the Music Hall beginning at 2000. . . . The newly purchased athletic equipment may now be taken out by anyone here by just signing for it and returning it before colors the following morning . . . so you can see I've had quite a time trying to get in on all of the free stuff.

HOLLISTER SMITH did go out and get himself married and we had a little guzzling party on him at the OXFORD before the nuptials. CHESTER TRAVEL STEAD proposed several toasts to the happy couple and the guzzling began. . . . I never ate so many pretzels in one hour before. . . . NO, Dear, I only had one (Lord fo-give me) . . . CHARLEY RITT is going to do it this coming week so I'll have to eat some more pretzels. . . Are they fattening?

BILL SMALE and ROGER SHERMAN are splitting hairs over almost nothing these days in their race to grow a moustache by the night of the REGIMENTAL BALL, while MRS. GEORGE KALIONZES blew into town and made GEORGE shave his off. . . . Well, I guess us fellers can't tickle all the gals . . . all the time.

STANLEY WAXMAN is going great guns with his Company Charlie baseball league and some real stars have been found. . . . DONALD KOSKOFF gets posies for the longest hit so far . . . and JOHN BERRINGTON the left-handed marlin spike for this pitching a no-hitter.

Every time that the Lads get an afternoon off around here the race track promoters plan on trips to Florida next year with the take from those Salts of the Turf Bets. . . . Witnesseth GORDON McDONOUGH and JOHN O'NEIL who will not believe that their nag is in the bag when playing the favorites the next time.

Our Study Hall days are over for the nonce anyway for on the last night of same THAMMELL O. SMITH. (not to be confused with T. OSCAR SMITH) bestowed a degree of Magna Come Lousy on our company commander . . . all that was lacking was the daisy chain . . . though we do have a daisy or two that should have been used.

Please send me that phonograph record of the "STAR SPANGLED BANNER". . . we kin use one.