director of ONE Institute, to give their views of tho proceedings.

First to speak was Del Martin, editor of THE LADDER and former national president of DOB. She began:

"I very seriously considered coming to this banquet in jeans and my DOB sweat shirt. It is after all my right, isn't it?" With this beginning, Miss Martin continued by reminding the group that in the January issue of THE LADDER she had written an editorial protesting the idea of drafting a "Homosexual Bill of Rights" on the grounds that such a bill is "unnecessary, irrelevant and likely to set the homophile movement back into oblivi on". She added that her attitude had not changed.

She pointed out that ONE had especially invited DOB members to participate as "the loyal opposition", and that the DOB idea in coming was to try and change the format in order to find a framework in which all could work cooperatively. This was the plan, even though ONE had advised DOB that theirs was the minority opinion.

"You can imagine our complete and utter surprise", she declared, when after Saturday's luncheon we found that "others not only agreed with us but apparently comprised the majority opinion of those present. Things looked brighter for a moment – but only for a moment. Further discussion was ruled out and the assembly directed to follow the proposed program without change, regardless of the group's feelings.'

Miss Martin reported that she had repeatedly tried to find out just what the group was trying to accomplish, and what ONE had conceived of while formulating the program. The se attempts were fruitless, she said, adding that various members of ONE whom she had sought out during the two days had explained the "Bill" to her in "many different and contradictory ways each of which would have necessitated a different approach in writing the proposed document."

"Now, you must admit that this does place one in a rather awkward position to help to write a document in which