ORGANIZED:
February 27, 1844

INCORPORATED 1928

Meets 2nd-4th Wednesdays
at 118 West 111th Street
New York City

Office of
JAMES F. ADAIR, P. S.
1201 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Telephone President 3-5349

N. G.

HAMILTON LODGE No. 710

Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
In America, Inc.

Home: 118 WEST 111th STREET
NEW YORK CITY

21st December, 1944.

DR. J. McCUNE SMITH
OUR FIRST N. G.
FROM 1844 TO 1946

Mr. Langston Hughes,
634 St. Nicholas Avenue,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
New York, N.Y.

Dear Mr. Hughes:

The book you was kind enough to secure for me and to autograph for me kindly reached me. I consider myself fortunate to get it, as that fact is due to the kindness of Miss Lola Gilliam, who found it in the Street. As you had written my name and address in it she telephoned me and I called at her office to-day and secured it. So I am very grateful to you and also to Miss Gilliam, for turning it over to me.

It has been my experience, over a rather long life, that persons who are otherwise equitable and fair about other matters, consider books as privyedged, and that "finders should be keepers" yet she went to considerable trouble to telephone me about it. So my thanks to Miss Gilliam is gladly given.

I am enclosing my check for $1.50 which amount I understand is the price of the book.

Should you at any time in the immediate future come across a copy of the script of your play "MULATTO" I would like to have the opportunity to read it, and return it if necessary. I may add that I am an old friend of your good friend, Mr. Henry P. Slaughter of Washington, D.C.

Wishing you a very merry Christmas and much happiness during the new year.

JAMES F. ADAIR, Sos. y.
1201 St. Marks Ave.
Brooklyn, N. Y.