I wonder if you, as we often have, in reading a book wondered what the author looked like? 
Have you perused Iris Catalogs and pondered the appearance of the men who have created the 
beauties described? 
Ai the Iris Convention in Salt Lake City last spring we encountered a sidewalk artist who was 
turning out sketches of rather good quality. I prevailed upon the younger member of our firm to pose 
—it wasn't easy! However the result was sufficiently good that an idea came to me and I sat for 
my sketch. 
Above you see the result. It is a little flattering for both of us—the artist seemed to sense what 
Billy looked like before an Army stretch which included a year in Korea when the going was a bit 
more than rough! ) 
Now to some small measure: you know what we look like—we hope that you will come to know 
us better in the years to come and that we may count each of you as a friend, for that is the way we 
think of you. We offer our warmest welcome to either a personal visit or a letter—may we look for- 
ward to either or both? 
H. VALMAR SLAMOVA 
WILLIAM D. HAWKINSON 
