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4:00 there might be some drawings distributable.
     After refreshments on the first floor (Korshak discovering
to his dismay he could not pay with a quarter from a Canadian customer) , the four footed it to Morojo's hotel, where Ross Rocklynne & Charles D. Hornig joined the "Jitterbugs" (v̲i̲d̲e̲ [sic]TIME). I saw them set out for the offices of American Weekly.
     MERRITT was "not in" & were it not for Morojo (long live Morojol) we might never have met The Master, for It was the little lady from LA way who persevered & succeeded in accomplishing the near-impossible of arranging for an appointment with Him for us at 10:30 the next morning.
     But the six stfans didn't leave disappointed there & then for F̲i̲n̲l̲a̲y̲ came out to see them! Interesting facts were learned from this wizard artist, such as that it takes him a couple days to do a real thoro [sic] job; that A. Merritt is very much interested in a "North
west" Smith novel from Catherine Moore for American Weekly: & that he, Finlay, expects to go out to California for a little visit (you lucky Pacificoastersl). In August, as I recall.
     Bidding the famed Finlay "auf wiedersein" the Esperanto equivalent, the septet, reduced to a sextet on the way as Ross Rocklynne dropped out to meet Julius Schwartz as per a previous engagement - the sextet returned to Erisman's office where Goodman got out the Paul canvas-cover for the first Dynamic & "distributed" it to all! Followed a ferocious fracas, such as I have seldom
seen in scientifandom; a fierce struggle for possession {Paul surely would have been flattered, I thot [sic]) which turned six civilized stfans into a pack of half a dozen dawn-men, six snarling primeval
apes (even Morojo?..Ed.) scrapping for ownership of the prized picture. All screamed suggestions but none gave ear, & each had a reason why he or she alone was particularly entitled. Finally a lot was drawn, from which Rad won the the much-discussed Paul. It just Ghus to show you—! Immediately Bradbury & Ackerman began to bid on it. Bradbury dropping out at $3.75, Rad uninterested in FJAS offer of $4. Rad departed at this juncture, the remaining five retiring to an automat to quench the thirst caused by their heated argument, & cool their tempers.
     5:30 found them at will-known [sic] address 22W48, where Weisinger, Schwartz, Rocklynne, Reinsberg, Madle assembled one by one till only
Taurasi, Moskowitz, Sykora & Racic were left to come. Then the Convention Committee & representation of Farcomers were treated to a deluxe dinner by Standard Publications. Racic passed around pictures taken at the Ball Game. Schwartz had an advance copy of Famous Fantastic Mysteries to show, over which all Oh'ed & Ah'ed. Attractive Texan, Dale Hart, got Erle Korshak's soup by mistake (yoo-hoo, Tucker!), in fact, Korshak had all kinds of trouble with his order. "Coisesl" [sic "Curses"?] (we disagree with the quotes..Ed.) he crled to which ever ready Bradbury replied, "Don't be crude, Erle!" Got It? Like "Oily to bed—") Taurasi was up in arms because Morojo had undermined his sister Millie 'neath his very nose; slyly supplied her subversive literature, and started her on the downward path to becoming an Esperantist!
(Outside, afterward it suddenly came to Mirta Forsto's attention that Marie Racic Jr's Esperanto name could be- Morojol) Honest-to-gosh, I give up trying to record all the conversation that went on at that table; believe it'd be best If each
would report on what went on within his particular province.
After the eats all congregated   outside. A copy of *In Your Teeth Gentlemen" somehow mysteriously found its way   into Moskowitz

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22 NEW FANDOM 4:00 there might be some drawings distributable. After refreshments on the first floor (Korshak discovering to his dismay he could not pay with a quarter from a Canadian customer) , the four footed it to Morojo's hotel, where Ross Rocklynne & Charles D. Hornig joined the "Jitterbugs" (v̲i̲d̲e̲ [sic]TIME). I saw them set out for the offices of American Weekly. MERRITT was "not in" & were it not for Morojo (long live Morojol) we might never have met The Master, for It was the little lady from LA way who persevered & succeeded in accomplishing the near-impossible of arranging for an appointment with Him for us at 10:30 the next morning. But the six stfans didn't leave disappointed there & then for F̲i̲n̲l̲a̲y̲ came out to see them! Interesting facts were learned from this wizard artist, such as that it takes him a couple days to do a real thoro [sic] job; that A. Merritt is very much interested in a "North west" Smith novel from Catherine Moore for American Weekly: & that he, Finlay, expects to go out to California for a little visit (you lucky Pacificoastersl). In August, as I recall. Bidding the famed Finlay "auf wiedersein" the Esperanto equivalent, the septet, reduced to a sextet on the way as Ross Rocklynne dropped out to meet Julius Schwartz as per a previous engagement - the sextet returned to Erisman's office where Goodman got out the Paul canvas-cover for the first Dynamic & "distributed" it to all! Followed a ferocious fracas, such as I have seldom seen in scientifandom; a fierce struggle for possession {Paul surely would have been flattered, I thot [sic]) which turned six civilized stfans into a pack of half a dozen dawn-men, six snarling primeval apes (even Morojo?..Ed.) scrapping for ownership of the prized picture. All screamed suggestions but none gave ear, & each had a reason why he or she alone was particularly entitled. Finally a lot was drawn, from which Rad won the the much-discussed Paul. It just Ghus to show you—! Immediately Bradbury & Ackerman began to bid on it. Bradbury dropping out at $3.75, Rad uninterested in FJAS offer of $4. Rad departed at this juncture, the remaining five retiring to an automat to quench the thirst caused by their heated argument, & cool their tempers. 5:30 found them at will-known [sic] address 22W48, where Weisinger, Schwartz, Rocklynne, Reinsberg, Madle assembled one by one till only Taurasi, Moskowitz, Sykora & Racic were left to come. Then the Convention Committee & representation of Farcomers were treated to a deluxe dinner by Standard Publications. Racic passed around pictures taken at the Ball Game. Schwartz had an advance copy of Famous Fantastic Mysteries to show, over which all Oh'ed & Ah'ed. Attractive Texan, Dale Hart, got Erle Korshak's soup by mistake (yoo-hoo, Tucker!), in fact, Korshak had all kinds of trouble with his order. "Coisesl" [sic "Curses"?] (we disagree with the quotes..Ed.) he crled to which ever ready Bradbury replied, "Don't be crude, Erle!" Got It? Like "Oily to bed—") Taurasi was up in arms because Morojo had undermined his sister Millie 'neath his very nose; slyly supplied her subversive literature, and started her on the downward path to becoming an Esperantist! (Outside, afterward it suddenly came to Mirta Forsto's attention that Marie Racic Jr's Esperanto name could be- Morojol) Honest-to-gosh, I give up trying to record all the conversation that went on at that table; believe it'd be best If each would report on what went on within his particular province. After the eats all congregated outside. A copy of *In Your Teeth Gentlemen" somehow mysteriously found its way into Moskowitz