waiting for the airport bus one of his patients, to whom he had written, rushed up breathless and offered to drive us to the airport. We got into another long discussion on the way to and at the airport since he was one of those planning on surgery and I tried to point out some of the complications and inconsistencies of his plans. He had only dressed and been with other people once yet he had his mind made up that surgery was the thing!!!!!???!!!.

While Dr. W. caught the plane to N.Y., I went to Cleveland and was met by my adopted daughter Debbie 35-K-4 FPE and Cheryl 35-H- 7FPE both represented by their brothers. We went to the Sheraton to get me settled and to change from flying clothes to "appearance" clothes and then drove to WKBF-TV to do the Allen Douglas show. I had done it when I was in Cleveland in September and they thought that it was too close to that one to do live so we taped it. Allen and I had a real intellectual battle this time which we both enjoyed. I'd like to get this guy to myself off the air sometime because there isn't time enough to argue out all the points on the short air time. He is a nice guy as is his producer Bill Baker and it's a pleasure to do his show. They kind of regard me as their "find" and didn't want me to do any other shows in the area. Allen has been kind enough to say over the air that I am one of the 10 best guests in the country which is a great compliment as he gets them all.

That evening we had a quick interview with Veronica's brother 35-R- 4 FPE so that she could qualify to attend Deltas meeting the next day. She was okayed, she has a wonderful GG, she came to the party and is now a staunch member of Delta. That Delta Christmas party was a joy and one to be remembered for a long time. Although it came on Dec. 13 the same night as Beta and my own Alpha meetings, I could only be in one place and was glad that I'd arranged my schedule so that I could be with the Delta girls. It has been a long pull for this group which is scattered all over Ohio and in the past they sometimes haven't been able to muster enough to make meetings worth while. But what with the two Douglas TV shows and one with him on the radio plus having a couple of bookstores carrying TVia is Cleveland we scared up enough new people to get things off the ground. On top of that there is such a close interaction between some members of the Beta group in Detroit and from several in the Indiana area that they have a real gung-ho group now. Laura 35-S-2 FPE as Counciller and Maryann 35-J-2 FPE as president have pulled together a really grand bunch.

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