Monday, May 24, 1943

Dear Diary,

The Dallas Athletic Club monthly magazine came out today. There was a nice article about Bob in it. The title is “Our One and Only Bob Hope.” The first sentences were, “He came! We saw! and he completely conquered the hearts and alienated the affections of the entire personnel of the DAC…” On being asked how he liked Dallas and the Club (purely original questions) he replied: “I think Dallas is great; the Club is wonderful, and The Little Mothers’ Club should be on the road.” (Again with The Little Mothers’ Club.)

The last paragraph was a well-deserved tribute: “Besides being an outstanding person, Bob Hope is doing an outstanding job for his country – we could do with a lot more like him, but that, we fear, can never be, as he is out one and only HOPE! God took Will Rogers, but being forever an understanding and a generous God, he gave us, in his place, Bob Hope. “