For the last six months everything between us is smooth. I have no desire to tell the children, as I can see no point in it. Moreover, it might destroy their "father image", The only good thing that came out of my couch visits was the discovery of TVia and the re- sultant contacts that I have made. Through the Person to Person column I've visited over 40 TV's in the midwest during my travels. I can't begin to tell what a wonderful experience such meetings have been to me.

It was a great satisfaction to Denise and myself when we finally had our first Beta Chapter FPE meeting in Chicago. Irene, Barbara Lee, Jackie, Marie, Fran and Diana, etc. all have a ball at our monthly meetings. It's interesting to me to see these engineers, lawyers, salesmen, rocket engineers, accountants, students, etc. leave the cares of the world behind as they slip for a few hours into the FP world. The next day they can face the rat race of the men's world a little refreshed. We've discussed among ourselves in Beta "What a local chapter means to me". I'm hoping that Virginia could combine these thoughts and those from our Alpha sisters into an in- teresting article in a forthcoming issue. I know that we could en- large our Beta membership (and FPE as a whole) beyond our present 15 if we can convince those who are uncertain (or downright scared) that a local chapter can do wonders for them.

Our last meeting was the first that wives could attend. Now my wife has a new feeling of respectability toward my chapter endeavors. I think formerly she regarded it with the same distaste as a commun- ist cell meeting, but now she is happy to see that the other husbands are "he men" and the wives are no different from her church sewing circle or women's club.

In my travels, I try to radiate the joys of starting a chapter. It takes more than wishful thinking because everyone either through fear or taking the path of least resistance is all too prone to let someone else do it.

During our Halloween Party Virginia and I had a conversation re- garding those who because of an accident of geography are too remote to routinely attend chapter meetings. I've found that meeting these people even for a few hours gives them self confidence that the guilt of the "locked room" stage may have sapped from their personalities. Virginia has agreed that this is a valuable bit of assistance and I hope she will arrange things so that more people can be helped this way.

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