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everyone's life when enough is not only enough but when that person must move on to other interests and to live his or her life for personal satisfaction rather than continuing to devote so much of it to a single cause and to its devotees. I am not saying, "I have had it," but I am saying that the time has come for me to retire from so much devotion to this area. I have several other areas that I am interested in and to which I feel I can make a contribution. I have several books in my head that are struggling to get written. There are many places in this world that I want to see. But most of all, I want to escape from those two terrible words, "should" and "ought”.

Literally, for years now, I have not been able to lie down on a Sun- day afternoon to read a book just because I wanted to or to goof off in various ways. When I would start to do so I would think, “Darn it, I 'should' be editing those stories, or I 'ought' to be catching up on that correspondence" or doing this or that task having to do with Chevalier and its publications or Tri Sigma. There has been so much to do that the responsibilities that I set for myself in this field were literally stealing my life away from me. So the day has come, the arrangements have been made and I am retiring as the active Editor and publisher of TVia. Carol Beecroft, my co-founder and leader of Tri Sigma, who has been handling the retail sales of Chevalier materials for the last year, is going to take over the rest of the com- pany.

I have made a contract with her covering the terms and conditions of doing so, among which, she agrees to maintain TVia at the same high level that I have kept it in the past. Its general policies will not change or if circumstances should appear to require change, then I will have to approve it. She is a responsible person, as members of Tri Sigma area aware, and you should be able to feel just as comfortable with her as you have with me (maybe more so, who knows). She will continue to need and expect your support not only financially, in remaining as customers, but in supplying the material that has made the magazine possible for the last 20 years for the enjoyment of all. I hope you will give her that support. So I terminate my editorship with this, my 100th issue of Transvestia, and starting with number 101, Carol will be responsible for it and other aspects of Chevalier Publications. While I will continue to maintain my Post Office box-it is my personal address anyway—all matters dealing with Chevalier will be forwarded to Carol so you might as well send them to her

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