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P.P.F. BATTERY "D" # find 1/26/50 600-A 129 th Field Artillery Kansas City, Missouri April 19, 1950 THE WHITE HOUSE APR 24 8 18 AM '50 RECEIVED PLAN NOW TO ATTEND 1. The 35th Division Reunion. 2. St. Louis, Missouri, June 9-10-11, 1950. 3. Battery "D" Headquarters will be, The Desoto Hotel, 11th & Lucust, St. Louis, Missouri. We have reserved 40 rooms. 4. Please fill out and return the inclosed card (Sign it, please). 5. We must have a reply by April 25th in order to secure tickets for those who wish to attend the Municipal Opera, Friday Night, June 9th. 6. Corp. C. J. (Sox) Sampson, Chairman, together with the St. Louis Committee: Lt. Valentine J. Brown, John M. (Cornwilly) Carnie, Carl A. (Handle Bar Mustache) Hamma, Robert (AWOL) Hughes, Jack (Lost) Jeffers, Vere C. (Puggy Dog) Leigh, Harry (Two-Gun) McCarty Frank (00 La La) Sain, Harry (Lead Driver) Schrader and Earl (Bunk Farrow are bending over backward to arrange for D Battery gang to have one "H" of a good time while in St. Louis. 7. Baseball: Nitegame - Boston Vs Cardinals June 9th Daytime Giants Vs Cardinals June 10-11th. 8. We are leaving it up to St. Louis Committee to promote Free Beer?? (I'll bet a $2.00 bill it could be done in Milwaukee). 9. If we know you're coming, Sox might bake a cake. 10. Breakfast with Captain Harry (tentatively) Saturday A.M., June 10th 11. The Committee suggests for the Parade - canes, D Battery arm bands white shirts and dark pants. Fred J. Schmidt, Sec'y. "D" Battery