NAWSA       GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE           Benchley, Belle J.

Mrs. Belle J. Benchley
                                 5106 West Point Loma Boulevard
                                         San Diego 7, California

July 22, 1945
My Dear Dr. Lutz:
I told my secretary to make tags
for mailing the pictures to you and
Mrs Catt and then mailed them with
out marking each one as I had
intended.  I am sending you a very
cute picture of Kokok who "fell so hard" for
you.  But I warn you he is a flirt
and is never true to any new love very
long.  He is a precious thing and we 
love and spoil him.  He is the chap 
on the jacket of my book on Apes.
Your visit was so very short and 
hurried.  I think of so many things I wanted
to discuss with you especially more
about Russia.
Miss Cooper is continuing in her
efforts to bring worthwhile books
to the public.  She would not touch
anything insincere or second rate
knowingly, but she is I warn you
a slave driver if you ever submit
to her leadership.  She browbeat me into

my first book and each time I tell 
her that is all!  only to have her tempt
me cleverly into another.  She stands
high in her profession.  You would enjoy
knowing her and she has entree
into all the best editorial offices in
New York & Philadelphia.  I know you could!!
Irene Clark's press story was quite
good  Mr. Klanber was pleased with it
and she promised to send you copies.
However, I have saved some papers & will
mail them lest Irene has failed.
The sick monkey is almost good as 
new.  Emily's surgery is excellent there will
be only a small scar.  The elephants spent
all of yesterday which was a very warm
day in their pool - our poor old camel with
a broken bone in her foot is all done up
in a cast and getting irritable as a human
under the same circumstances.
My sister was very low for several 
days after you left but Sunday she
began to rally and is doing a great
job of getting well.  Last Sunday evening
she insisted upon writing a short note to
mother and telling her about the 
operation.  She is very witty & it was a
clever what she called "Blow by Blow"
account.  It is a great relief to have

be improving.
I will give all my animal friends
our messages.  I know you would
make a good zoo keeper for seldom have
I taken anyone through whom the
animals all liked more quickly.
I have no idea just when I shall have
the prints of Kokok for the photographer
has been very busy catching up
after a spell of abdominal "flu"
I hope you will visit us again
and that I will have more leisure
to show you around.  Thanks again for
coming and my kindest regards to
Mrs. Catt.
Sincerely
Belle J. Benchley


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