In our last newsletter, you saw a brief summary of the events surrounding the KO excursion to the 18th National Convention is Denver, Colorado. Now you shall read a detailed account of our trip.

Our delegation left UMass on Wednesday, December 23, after a hardy lunch (2 hamburgers each) in the Hatch at the Student Union. Brother Ross Jones served first shift as pilot, while Brother Mike Berrini navigated. Brothers Marty Rosenberg and Don Haynes spent the first two (?) hundred miles trying to stow away all the gear in the back seat. The mode of transportation, incidentally, was by horseless carriage. Rose Jones' powder puff blue 1953 Chrysler 4?door sedan. Ross had spent many weeks getting his car into shape for the long haul. And confidence was the byword as we left campus. Until we reached Northampton, that is, when the clutch gave out. But, as Ross mumbled as he counted to ten, those unexpected little breakdowns have to be expected on a long trip like this (but after 10 Miles????).

After a temporary repair in Northampton, off we went again; destination: Buffalo, New York, where Ross had some kindly relatives. Being so close to Niagara Falls, Marty enthusiastically suggested that we do a little sight seeing ...at 10:00 P.M., and in the pouring rain. After the little detour to Niagara Falls, the delegation decided to continue on to our original destination for the evening: Erie, Pennsylvania, arriving there at 4:00 A.M. Bet you never saw four guys fall asleep before registering for a room to sleep in.

On Thursday morning, Marty arose bright and early (9:00) to take the car to a garage to repair the clutch, and also to check an oil leak, which caused us to go through almost two and one half gallons of oil.

The weather was very favorable both going out and coming back from Denver. On Thursday, we ran into a small rainsquall in Indiana, and on Friday, a brief snow storm in Nebraska.