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LT-JYr'1 11 I »■«■■. U I J IIRIIFRRIU f mm I I ■ m iWyl ■■ '■> H 1 . Ill WW|M I ■ H I WWW! © UHM*•!»!*■«> ■* W M ■ Hl *Mlli^n*«l I ■ I WWfr VOLUME 8 NUMBER 13 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1944 WOLE NUMBER 171 FANTASY AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION PROJECTED BRITISH PRO MAG r» «■ .■ —. I. >—t ww nnnr riiu A 1H-~ir if ‘■.i.- •W* - I dMw I » I|O ■ iiiMiiiQMMMwW J—MWM B Wi || |-■ ■ 'W l! Il —Wit ©——> Ml" the recent FAPA elections has been Should Have Been Held Confidential received frcm Harry Warner, Jr., EXCLUSIVE by ’//alter H. Gillings kkIirmi iimi Fantasy Fan Walter H. Gillings, foimer Federation: editor Of TALES OF WONDER, and lea r er in the movement - to provide Brit President: Robert W.(Doc) Lowndes, ish fans with their own profession-| 3-06-Jest 11th St., New York, N.Y. al science fiction magazine, re- [ Vice-President; Al Ashley, 25 Pop­ veals that news published in Ameri­ lar St., Battle Creek, Midi. can fan mags should have been held :Seoretaiy-Treasurer: A.L. (Suddsy) confidential and could have put the Schwartz, 57‘Nightingale St., Dor­ proposed British pro mag in. serious chester, Mass. jeopardy. Official Editor: Larry Shhw, 1301 The following is an extract of StateSt., Schenectady, N.Y. a letter dated Sep 20, which Mr. (Shaw is probably in New York as Gillings sent to the editor of this this-goes to press and should be newspaper: contacted o/o Pres. Lowndes.) ’’About further information on Fans wishing to join the FAPA my projected magazine though I . should contact the secretary. The particularly wanted to keep things new mailing is just out---- another mum for the moment (in view of the whopper. Postage on it was about set-up ov.er here and possible com­ 75d. petition, which one has to contend ■>* with), I see that another fan mag­ azine has spilled the beans in tot© by reprinting my circular letter to Special to FN by Monroe Kuttner. authors, which was supposed to have The first Arisian meetingIll been -issued in confidence. after the summer siesta was held ’’However, I hope there’s no on Sunday, Sep 24. The Arisians harm done, though our own fan mag-*, now meet in broad ‘daylight ’. Foim- azine was a bit upset’. And you erly, the club had held meetings can’t be feeling very pleased about every other Friday night , but now it yourself having respected my meet once a month on Sunday after­ request for silence. noons . ••As soon as I am able Besides regular manbers Austin of course supply you with full dei Hamel, Rose Mary Riewald, Bill Stoy, tails but as yet the project is Russell ’Wilsey, Al Weinstein, Don-, no means settled and to say t^o 3 aid and'Elsie Wollheim. _ and Monroe' much would be premature. Kuttner', there were two visitors: <■ ’’All sorts of things---- more Larry Shaw, who will be a regular portant matters -havd to be* - settle4 * since he now lives in New York Cityjfirst Though it looks like they- and Joe. Kennedy, .reciprocating for are going to be very shortly* . • < I the Dovercon. ’’All the -very best. . Members and visitors did the. Yours Sincerely,” usual thing, talked, held discus­ Signed:) Walter H. Gillings sions, played records (especially”' FN will be special. At Ravel’s ’’Bolero”) and devoured re- 1 pages letters from

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