Wednesday, May 19, 1943

Dear Diary,

I saw in the paper today that Bob has succeeded Kay Kyser as president of the campaign of “Records for Our Fighting Men, Inc.,” which it sponsored as a nonprofit organization by recording artists for the purpose of gathering old phonograph records. These old records are sold to recording companies and the money is used to supply camps at home and abroad with new records.

I did something today that I never thought I’d get the nerve to do. I actually wrote Bob a letter. But I’d better not speak too soon, because I haven’t mailed it yet, and when I do, he may not even get it.

Four weeks ago “mē oscula libavit.”