novel. And no doubt in an age where more solemn and more vicious estimations of what History is have justified the most brutal behavior, the severest barbarities of a most sinister politics, and prompted the failure of one man to know the most genuine worth of another-his individuality, his freedom; and hence has promised the most unfeeling use of one person by another; we can welcome the fortunate truth that History is too wide a sieve to imprison what we are by the crudities of its various priests. We are alone; we are separate; but even in our most hideous and never-contaminated privacy we can know our own worth.

THE COVER PHOTO: Two battlefield comrades are shown in a dramatic example of human kinship in a picture which came from some national magazine some time ago. The source and contributor are not recorded. However, with the picture came these lines which add much to its meaning

For a moment the guns are silent;

and overwhelmed by the face of death, he finds strength in the arms of a comrade. But

this makes him no less the man. For when the battle rages anew, he will not avert his eyes.

We MUST Bridge the Gap

Mattachine's minimum budget today is $1500 per month. Average monthly income in the current fiscal year (since Sept. 1) is $900. Contributions are the main avenue open through which required additional income may be obtained.

In the past year many members and friends have set up a pledge system for a monthly contribution-an easy way to make your Mattachine. contribution as simple as paying a bill. You receive a monthly statement and reply envelope which requires no postage. Won't you pledge a regular monthly contribution to help keep our project alive so it can aid the hundreds of persons in need of our special helps which are not available elsewhere?

Mattachine now handles some 700 social service and referral cases per year at its office and by telephone, all at no fee to those seeking help. In addition some 1000 letters per year require answers to personal questions and problems, also at no fee to those writing to us.

THESE ARE THE VITAL SERVICES WHICH MUST be continuED. They are the reason why we MUST bridge the gap!

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