A FRANK SOLICITATION OF SUPPORT

Chevalier is a "break even" business. Mail order sales cover the cost of printing, postage, supplies, advertising and Mary's salary. It does not pay me a salary although there is some income to me from commercial sales. Most assuredly it does not pay the expenses entailed by an appearance trip. Hotels, airport buses, and plane fares add up fairly rapidly.

By the time you read this I will probably be in Europe. I go there for two reasons. Part of the trip is my own vacation a tour of the Balkan countries. The rest is to help our Swedish, Danish and English sisters with whatever appearances, interviews, lectures, press conferences, etc. that can be arranged. In addition there is a professional conference in Denmark at which I am going to read a paper on FPism. But both before I leave New York and after I re- turn there will be a lot of traveling and appearances to make in this country and they all cost money. I will be in St. Louis, Bloomington, Ind., Indianapolis, Chicago, Green Bay, Wisc., Detroit, Cleveland, Toronto, Rochester N. Y., Boston and Hartford on the way. Re- turning there are already scheduled Baltimore, Washington D.C., Pittsburg, and Detroit. Hopefully, some of the southern cities from which I have not yet heard will come through, like Atlanta, Jack- sonville, Tulsa, etc.

All of you found Transvestia and FPE through advertisements, articles, radio and television appearances, lectures, bookstores, etc., or possibly you heard through someone else whose contact was in this way. Doing all of those things and making your discov- ery possible costs money. Few of you are well to do and neither am I but I can safely say that I have helped you (or you wouldn't be a subscriber to TVia). I now frankly ask you if what you have gained has been worth it. Are you willing to partly repay for some of those benefits, and to help others as yet undiscovered to enjoy them too by supporting my public relations efforts?

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