I simply dote on our ever-delightful "TRANSVESTIA" and read and re-read it. I only wish I could come to America and meet some of the 'sisters' and show off my frocks to them. Our debt to the self-sacrificing Virginia is immense and can never be repaid.

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DEATH AND THE FP!

This is an unpleasant topic to write about, but it appears noosssary to do so for two reasons. Several weeks ago one of our readers wrote me to the effect that we should have some sort of a post mortem notice that could be left with our clothes, books, etc. so that in case of death relatives coming upon our things would be able to have some sort of idea what it was all about rather than be left to draw their own invariably wrong conclusions. This was a good idea and timely, but one which I could not get to in time. Shortly afterwards one of our members did pass away and his brother wrote and appraised us of the fact asking us to discontinue the magazine and refund any unused money. We took care of this, but Barbara also wrote him a note attempting to explain a bit of the nature of the dead brother's life which the survivors were unaware of.

I would like to know whether the readers of this magazine would like to have such a piece composed and printed so that they could have something to explain in death what they were not able to explain in life to their loved ones. Please let me have your views.

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Ed.

The other thing I would like to speak about has to do with wills. As you will read elsewhere in this issue, it is planned to incorporate a non-profit corporation to be known as the FOUNDATION FOR PERSONALITY EXPRESSION. This will be done in the next month or so. It may be that once there is some sort of official organiz- ation which is attempting to do something in the field of Femme Per- sonation that some of our readers would like to leave a few dollars to help out that work. This would have to be done by a will, of course, and that is why I call your attention to it, so that you could have a codacil written to your present will. Of course, gifts to this same cause during life will serve a very useful pur- pose too. I hope some of our better off raaders will look favor ably on this idea. It takes money to accomplish things. Editor.

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