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Conger Reynolds correspondence, August 1918
1918-08-19 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 5
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I am glad to know that the picture of the press officers reached you. The grill before which t'was taken is in front of the mairie across the street from our office. We had to cross the street to get in the sunlight. Oh, yes, I must tell you something amusing about that picture. The other day one of our drivers came up from the garage bearing a copy of a Worcester, Mass., paper. In it this picture was reproduced under the caption "The Men Who Censor American News at the Front." And beneath was the information that the picture was issued by the Committee on Public Information and anyone wishing a copy could get it by writing to the Committee. Enclosing ten cents, and asking for number so-and-so. Can't you just imagine the good people of Worcester tumbling over themselves to send in their dimes? I suppose the Committee has had a tremendous sale on that photo. So if you ever find it in some other lady's boudoir, don't blame me wifey - blame the government that is getting rich by picking such attractive subjects for official photos. Lieutenant Parks is not at all flirtatious, the eyebrow on his lip notwithstanding. He's the most dignified professional young man I have known over here. And I can't somehow see the French girls going wild over him
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I am glad to know that the picture of the press officers reached you. The grill before which t'was taken is in front of the mairie across the street from our office. We had to cross the street to get in the sunlight. Oh, yes, I must tell you something amusing about that picture. The other day one of our drivers came up from the garage bearing a copy of a Worcester, Mass., paper. In it this picture was reproduced under the caption "The Men Who Censor American News at the Front." And beneath was the information that the picture was issued by the Committee on Public Information and anyone wishing a copy could get it by writing to the Committee. Enclosing ten cents, and asking for number so-and-so. Can't you just imagine the good people of Worcester tumbling over themselves to send in their dimes? I suppose the Committee has had a tremendous sale on that photo. So if you ever find it in some other lady's boudoir, don't blame me wifey - blame the government that is getting rich by picking such attractive subjects for official photos. Lieutenant Parks is not at all flirtatious, the eyebrow on his lip notwithstanding. He's the most dignified professional young man I have known over here. And I can't somehow see the French girls going wild over him
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