(received in DC Lodge, January 10, 1979)

MEMORANDUM

TO: CLAW members

FROM: Chief Bodymaster, Local 53703

RE: Ladybug Award, Other Entertainments.

It is that time of year again. We shall soon be gathered together to commemorate the past year's blunders and faux pas, to swap reminiscences, and to make resolutions for how the coming year's activities will be even more filled with sobriety, dedication and cole slaw.

A number of points must be made. First, the enclosed copy of last year's Ladybug announcement will refresh your memories of the rules of the game. It is getting too late for submitting nominations in advance, so please just bring them -- along with appropriate documentary evidence -- with you to Omps. We understand that Brother McDoom, Local 20003, wrested Buggie away from Brother Thomas, late lamented, when he left the shop.

T Shirts. T shirts will be provided for new members who wish them, along with others who may wish to replenish their wardrobes. Cost, as far as we know, is still $6.00. (Sister Cohen, by the way, will get a T Shirt and a refund of her previous payment.) Please place orders through this office by January 18.

Entertainment. The muse has vacated the Midwest with the coming of winter. Many of you will recall that Brother Calkin, Grand Exhausted Rooster, Local 87501, suggested an initiation rite for Novitiate Haverfield. Any other ideas? Play reading? Wrestling? Zen meditation? Herbal tea tasting party? Evening work sessions? Charades? Knitting? Encounter group? Sturgeon gigging? Snowmobile racing? Spelling bee? Shuckin' and Jivin'? Ideas, please, ideas, and soon.

That's it; see you all there.