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Conger Reynolds correspondence, August 1918
1918-08-22 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 5
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shown that the birds in this war what we might call man-o-war birds are very exacting in their demands for full podringers. I have meant to tell you before this that I regret not having been able to send you a message of cheers and congratulations at the time your show - or shows - came off in Adrian. That, I think, might have been a nice thing for the husband of a celebrated producer to do as a little recognition of his wife's genius and indication of his interest and admiration. But, honey, you didn't tell me beforehand when you were going to have it. I didn't know the date until a full month after the event. A message would then have been a bit late. So I ask you to accept in this form my wildest and heartiest. You certainly worked with all your heart and your characteristic ability, and the splendid success you had was thoroughly deserved. If you give your show anywhere else and again why don't you call it "Yip Yipping for the Yanks," or something like that? Since you have mentioned it first I'll tell you that it is a fact the soldiers don't like being called Sammies. I have never suggested a change because there seemed to be no established term to substitute. It is
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shown that the birds in this war what we might call man-o-war birds are very exacting in their demands for full podringers. I have meant to tell you before this that I regret not having been able to send you a message of cheers and congratulations at the time your show - or shows - came off in Adrian. That, I think, might have been a nice thing for the husband of a celebrated producer to do as a little recognition of his wife's genius and indication of his interest and admiration. But, honey, you didn't tell me beforehand when you were going to have it. I didn't know the date until a full month after the event. A message would then have been a bit late. So I ask you to accept in this form my wildest and heartiest. You certainly worked with all your heart and your characteristic ability, and the splendid success you had was thoroughly deserved. If you give your show anywhere else and again why don't you call it "Yip Yipping for the Yanks," or something like that? Since you have mentioned it first I'll tell you that it is a fact the soldiers don't like being called Sammies. I have never suggested a change because there seemed to be no established term to substitute. It is
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