Letters, Oct. 12, 1936

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Dillon, Mont.

To all parsons and undertakers who serve the dead without charge, all credit. —ED.

Hours of Bereavement

Sirs:

Any woman who can "charm" a sad King into a cheerful smile deserves praises, instead of criticisms. Mrs. Ernest Simpson is beautiful, young, slim and graceful. She is a socialite and has the good sense to add her husband on all her outings with royalty* With all the titled women in the realm to entertain him, King Edward VIII shows an artistic appreciation in selecting a young married woman, and a clever American, to entertain him during his long hours of bereavement. He has traveled all over the world and yet only an American woman can "charm" him, socially.

I have met several members of the Royal family, and of several royal and ex-royal families, during my travels in Europe; I have found them very lovable, unassuming, plain mortals. . . .

(MRS.) K. RUSSELL

San Francisco, Calif.

Belly Laugh

Sirs:

"I have just finished reading your disgraceful article 'Lousy Lovers' (TIME, Sept. 28) I am surprised that a magazine of your character would publish such. I do not care to have such filth spread out in my home for all my family to get mired up in. Please cancel my subscription and send the balance due me to the nearest worthy dog hospital."

No doubt you will be getting a lot of letters soon like the above. But don't let it concern you I imagine the vast majority of your readers will get the mighty "belly laugh" I experienced over said article. I immediately went up to town and bought me a copy of Esquire You ought to charge that magazine for that hot-shot advertisement. I'll be flying down to Rio soon.

H.H. HARRINGTON

Columbia, S. C.

Not to offend families, not to advertise Esquire, but to illustrate an exceptional demonstration of Latin pride TIME reported the official furor in Cuba over Esquire's article belittling the amorous abilities of Central and South Americans. —ED.

Rollers at Cleveland

Sirs:

On pp. 42 and 44 your Sept. 28 issue you give a truly colorful account of the Sept. 9 to 15 Annual Assembly of the Church of God, and for this we are all grateful. You have, however, made four slight mistakes: 1) Mathematical; 2) Geographical: 3) Physical: 4) HOLY ROLLERS.

MATHEMATICAL: You give our constituency as a hundred thousand, whereas we claim a constituency (built principally in past twelve years) of a million. There were 12,000 Registered Delegates to this convention—many times that many attended—120,000 sq. ft. of space inside and out of the vast building were occupied by people standing. I estimate a hundred thousand different individuals attended this convention. . . .

GEOGRAPHICAL: Your story leaves the impression there were only Hill Billies there, from the Smoky Mountains. That's like saying all aviators are from Kitty Hawk, N. C., for that same year the Church of God did inaugurate its return at Camp Creek, N. C., same year the Wrights first flew at the other end of the State. The Church of God is now firmly established with some 4,000 congregations in 44 States—22 foreign countries. . . .