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necessary to send them out in your area is very little. The "10-M-2" Dept. on the card is Ann's number. If any of the rest of you do this, insert your own code and we will have some idea of the point of origin. I don't think I am overdoing it to say that I feel that every reader of Transvestia has received benefits that she should feel some respon- sibility for passing on. I am not referring to any words of mine but just to the comforting knowledge that you are not alone, that you are not some sort of a nut or homosexual and that you can thru this medium come to know something of the lives and feel- ings of others and even to correspond or meet with them. These were not available in the days before TVia.

They still are not to unknown thousands. All I am asking is that you help others as you have re- ceived and this is one way that you can do it. I can't do it all though I shall be devoting the great- er part of my energies from now on to trying. Please put your shoulder to the wheel too.

IV.

ZIP CODES: As of January 15 the P.0. demands zip code numbers on packages. If your zip doesn't appear on the address stencil for this issue I don't have it. Please send it next time and call my atten- tion to it. Also, when addresses are changed mention this too. I have not got time to cross check each time so I just pull out the card and use it. When you mention it I will correct the card.

V.

FPE DUES: Please help eliminate double work and bookkeeping--when you send in money intended for FPE please do so on a separate check so it can be for- warded to the treasurer. Those funds have nothing to do with Chevalier and are received here and for- warded only to avoid postal entanglements for our Exec. Sec. When they are in the same check with sub- scription payments I have to write Chevalier checks. to forward and this messes up my bookkeeping.

VI. GOOF UPS AND NON-MAILINGS: 3 or 4 readers have recently been the victims of goofs on my part for

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