PROGRESS, AND THAT IS NOT FAIR TO YOUR READERS. DON'T THINK I WANT THE LADDER TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS. IF IT BECOMES A PUBLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL CONTENTS WORTH $4.00 I'LL BE DELIGHTED TO CONTINUE SUBSCRIBING. I STILL HAVE EIGHT OR NINE ISSUES TO GO TO MAKE UP MY MIND, SO YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS."

J.R.G., NEW YORK

HOW ABOUT A CONTRIBUTION FROM YOU, J.R.G., IN THE FORM OF A STORY, ARTICLE OR POETRY? THE LADDER IS IN THE POSITION OF BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE, FOR THE MOST PART, ONLY FROM THAT MATERIAL WHICH IS SENT ED.

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"SOME FRIENDS OF OURS WERE TALKING TO US ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION AND MAGAZINE. NE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN SEND US.

"| MYSELF FEEL THAT I WOULD BENEFIT IN UNDERSTANDING MORE BY JUST READING EACH ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE, (THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WE HAVE THAT WE CAN'T DISCUSS OR FIND OUT ABOUT BY READING SUCH MAGAZINES AS YOU FIND ON THE NEWSSTAND.)

"IS THERE AN ACTIVE CLUB BRANCH IN THIS AREA? IF WE SHOULD HAPPEN TO BE IN SAN FRANCISCO COULD WE ATTEND YOUR MEETINGS?"

J.V. AND J.M., OREGON

THERE IS NO CHAPTER OF THE DOB IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. E HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE HOMOPHILE WOMEN IN THAT AREA "ARE NOT YET READY" FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE SCARCITY OF RESPONSE FROM OREGON AND "ASHINGTON WOULD INDICATE THIS IS TRUE, THOUGH WE, FROM PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, RATHER DOUBT IT. ANY COMMENT: FROM YOU UP THERE?

ANYONE PLANNING TO VISIT SAN FRANCISCO IS WELCOME TO ATTEND DOB FUNCTIONS, OR JUST TO DROP BY THE OFFICE AND VISIT A WHILE. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND, HOWEVER, THAT YOU WRITE US BEFOREHAND. THE OFFICE IS NOT ALWAYS OPEN, BUT IF WE KNOW YOU ARE COMING WE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET TOGETHER.

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