delightful puppetry presented by a Friend of ONE famed for his stage and nightclub work from Coast to Coast. These theater events, whether short or long, have been integral to ONE's public presentations for many years and add just the right note of sparkling accent and relief.

A FIRST FOR ONE AGAIN

If there was anywhere in the 1966 Sessions a high point it was the Annual Banquet, held Saturday evening. Presented in the attractively appointed Redwood Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel it was preceded by a cocktail hour, the bar being reserved for ONE's guests. And what is all this about problems with hotels anyway? ONE has never experienced anything of this kind.

The after-dinner program opened with an account of the work and the hopes of the Committee on Religion and the Homophile, by the Rev. Kenneth Wahrenbrock, Secretary of the Committee and minister of First Methodist Church, Glendale, California, a very large congregation.

Following the Rev. Wahrenbrock came a hard-hitting, concise account by Beverly Hills attorney, Hillel Chodos, ONE's legal counsel in its proceedings against "Don Slater et al" in the Superior Courts of Los Angeles County, which in satisfyingly unvarnished terms told the Banquet audience just how things stood today. Attorney Chodos told of having obtained under oath Slater's admission that he had April 17th, 18th or thereabouts entered the Corporation's premises and made off with Corporation property which has been valued in excess of $10,000.

He also told of his confidence that the Corporation not only will recover all of the property but also substantial damages for the misrepresentations and harm done to ONE by reason of the acts of "Don Slater et al." He urged all who respect the work which

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ONE has done and who value the ethical standards which it has for so long upheld to rally to ONE's support, pointing out that although ultimate victory is sure, the moves of the Courts may be slow; that in the meantime ONE's regular work must continue unabated; that it is up to ONE's supporters to ensure that it may.

gal counsel for "ONE of Chicago" had Chicago attorney, Paul Goldman, le-

flown in to attend the Midwinter Sessions and to address the Annual Banquet. To say that he held and deeply touched his hearers would be an understatement. In quiet voice and simple terms he told of his practice in Chicago, where for more than thirtyfive years, he has known and defended hundreds of persons accused of homosexual offenses, and of getting to know them.

He told of his many years of work with Father James Jones (Episcopal) now Urban Vicar of Chicago and of their laboring together along with many others to bring about the changes in the laws of Illinois and of their interest, through various British connections, in the work of the Wolfenden Committee and its reform attempts.

This is why, he said, that after seeing so many great losses and such great heartbreak from the disastrous sex laws now found on the books of all states save Illinois, he has resolved. to do everything he can to help bring about similar changes in all the other states; to spend as much time and money as he can to achieve this result.

His spaciously beautiful suite of offices in Chicago's Loop including all their elaborate facilities, are also now the offices of "ONE of Chicago," with letterhead and sign on the door to prove it. The meetings of "ONE of Chicago" are held there and vigorous, active meetings they have been, quite without cost to ONE, thanks to the generosity of Paul Goldman.

The Council of Friends which is