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Nile Kinnick correspondence, January-May 1940

1940-02-13: Page 01

February 13,  1940
Dear SB:
Mother and I made a flying trip from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines
this morning, as I had made an appointment with Ben for lunch
this noon.    As we left CR abit latter than I had expected we had
to hurry in order to meet Ben at twelve,    I deposited mother at
the bus depot in Des Moines just after eleven, then proceeded to
execute your commission and bought a box of Martha Washington
candy in an appropriate heart box and asked them to mail it to
Adel.    The total charge was $2.06.    Your card was to be enclosed.
I did not buy flowers as you suggested as the  lady at the Union
had given mother an armload of them, and she had three or four boxes
of them with her this morning.    Trust that the change meets with
your approval.
To-day our luncheon party included Aunt Ruth, Bett, Russell,  Ben
and Mrs. Jack Durkin, an old friend of Ruth's from Boone.    We
have a reservation for the same group for tom0rrow, except for
Mrs. D.    Bett is very busy this week as editor-in-chief of the
Farm and Home Week bulletin, consequently was late for lunch and
had to hasten away before the rest of us left.    I found the afternoon session that I chose somewhat dull and to save myself the
embarrassment of falling off my seat I left early, and feel that
the next hour can be put to no better purpose than writing to you.
The affair last night pleased us verymuch and we are mighty glad
that we came down.    It practically wrings down the curtain on your
undergraduate competition and its astonishing aftermath.    Except
for the brief remarks that you made at the Omaha banquet the night
before Thanksgiving,  it was the first time that we have listened to
your public remarks, directly,  since your graduation from Highschool.
There can be no question that you have been acquitting yourself fully
as well before your dinner audiences as you did on the field last
fall.    Frankly,  I was pleased mightily.    Your comment was appropriate
as usual and well coordinated.    Your speech was good; well enunciated
and almost incisive.    Your voice surprised me a little in that it
carried a resonance that I did not know it possessed.    The entire
performance was excellent.    I would make one suggestion; that you
refrain from leaning on the pulpit.    You rested your left elbow on
the box about half the time, which gave you an awkward posture.
Your new suit is a dandy and gives you a very nice appearance.    I shall
try to send you a couple of cravats that might lend a fitting note to
the ensemble.    If you do any swapping with Harry Bremer, I suggest
an overcoat instead of another suit.
Now that the cheers and the huzzahs are diminishing may I offer my
sincereest congratulations on the whole season.    It has been grand.
And I believe that you are sensitive enough to realize the lift
that it has given all of us, and all the friends of Iowa, wherever

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February 13, 1940 Dear SB: Mother and I made a flying trip from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines this morning, as I had made an appointment with Ben for lunch this noon. As we left CR abit latter than I had expected we had to hurry in order to meet Ben at twelve, I deposited mother at the bus depot in Des Moines just after eleven, then proceeded to execute your commission and bought a box of Martha Washington candy in an appropriate heart box and asked them to mail it to Adel. The total charge was $2.06. Your card was to be enclosed. I did not buy flowers as you suggested as the lady at the Union had given mother an armload of them, and she had three or four boxes of them with her this morning. Trust that the change meets with your approval. To-day our luncheon party included Aunt Ruth, Bett, Russell, Ben and Mrs. Jack Durkin, an old friend of Ruth's from Boone. We have a reservation for the same group for tom0rrow, except for Mrs. D. Bett is very busy this week as editor-in-chief of the Farm and Home Week bulletin, consequently was late for lunch and had to hasten away before the rest of us left. I found the afternoon session that I chose somewhat dull and to save myself the embarrassment of falling off my seat I left early, and feel that the next hour can be put to no better purpose than writing to you. The affair last night pleased us verymuch and we are mighty glad that we came down. It practically wrings down the curtain on your undergraduate competition and its astonishing aftermath. Except for the brief remarks that you made at the Omaha banquet the night before Thanksgiving, it was the first time that we have listened to your public remarks, directly, since your graduation from Highschool. There can be no question that you have been acquitting yourself fully as well before your dinner audiences as you did on the field last fall. Frankly, I was pleased mightily. Your comment was appropriate as usual and well coordinated. Your speech was good; well enunciated and almost incisive. Your voice surprised me a little in that it carried a resonance that I did not know it possessed. The entire performance was excellent. I would make one suggestion; that you refrain from leaning on the pulpit. You rested your left elbow on the box about half the time, which gave you an awkward posture. Your new suit is a dandy and gives you a very nice appearance. I shall try to send you a couple of cravats that might lend a fitting note to the ensemble. If you do any swapping with Harry Bremer, I suggest an overcoat instead of another suit. Now that the cheers and the huzzahs are diminishing may I offer my sincereest congratulations on the whole season. It has been grand. And I believe that you are sensitive enough to realize the lift that it has given all of us, and all the friends of Iowa, wherever