Gentlemen:

list was foolish and inviting trouble. I And we are gentlemen-gay as we all countered that anything you believe in may be. First, and foremost to me, this and are a part of is definitely to be supis a personal note and under no circumported. If there were some way to get stances to be published with my name or my group behind you, you would be much initials attached-not that you will find stronger. This Smart Set, typical of the it that worthwhile. I am, perhaps, one gentlemen of our group, requires the best of the fair haired young men of a large of every thing they are associated with: industrial concern and so intend to refood, clothing, shelter, and especially litmain. To thine own self be true, (true) erature. Expanding ONE (TWO, perbut why invite disaster. nars) along the lines of Mr. SYR's suggestions would be great.

In conclusion, I'm sorry not to be able to do more constructively. "Tis lack of talent, money and social abandon. Anything that you might suggest I do for you that would not infringe on the above three, I will gladly co-operate. I'm with you,

Secondly I enclose one almighty dollar to cover the cost of having my much enjoyed issues of ONE come first class-and more to the point-sealed. Unlike Mr. S.J.R. in his rather good letter appearing in No. 6 which arrived today, I'm not in any particular hurry for copies. I frankly am afraid of their coming into unbut of necessity at a distance. I will welwelcome, prying hands. prying hands. By all means come any personal correspondence, howuse the remaining sixty cents in any way ever, no publicity. you wish. Concerning Mr. S. Y. R., I

C. H., Penna.

Enclosed is my check for five dollars.

February issues of ONE. I would also like to have all my subsequent issues sent by first class mail. Good work.

Centlemen:

Doctor, Minnesota.

heartily agree that a lighter tone to ONE Gentlemen: with perhaps less of the old stand-bys criticising and more new faces constructPlease send me a copy of the January and ing would be a step in the right direction. Thirdly, I have a group's (The Smart Set of New York) comment to report. To preview, this respectable gay group in New York, Fire Island, Provincetown and environs represents the potential back bone cross section of the East Coast. California and the West, it is felt by some, has comparatively little inherent culture and social respectability. Here in the East we We do not concern ourselves with (1) "Friends of Mrs. Stotesbury's" are apwhether or not a homosexual culture exparently much more concerned with conists and (2) whether, if it does exist, we vention and social acceptance. I have should stress the idea that we share prob"talked up" ONE to my gay friends with lems common to other minorities and so little success. The remark was made fuse with the "dominant heterosexual culthat getting one's name on ONE's mailing ture" or differentiate ourselves and our

An article in the May issue of ONE seems to be an exposition of a topic which does not exist for a reasonable human being.

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