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Le Zombie, v. 4, issue 6, whole no. 41, August 1941

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DENVENTION DOPE
by E. Everret Evans
FIRST DAY - FRIDAY: To begin with, the attendance was rather disappointing; if I remember rightly the total registered attendancce, including visitors from Denver, was about 65. Wiggins said he had letters from nearly forty others who had planned to be there, but were caught in the draft, or other war work, and couldn't make it. Every time someone absent was mentioned, someone else says "oh, he was drafted!", or "he's tied down with government work." Rothman wasn't to far wrong with that now-historic crack made in Chicago anent the next convention being held in training camp. Friday morning was 'autograph day' and I estimate about fifty were present. It was much like the first morning in Chicago.
Afternoon: Friday afternoon the proceedings formally got under the way, with, perhaps, the same number in attendance. While Wiggins was made permanent chairman, you know what a slow, shy, sweet fellow he is; and so Walt Daugherty was pressed into the chair to handle most of the meetings for him.
Wiggins, Martin and Hunt made short addresses of welcome, and then Heinlein was introduced. It was really the highlight of the first day of course, and being prepared in advance, was a dilly. He talked about the fact that Stephens, by their very natures, were better able to keep from becoming "unsane" (not insane) in the present great world-changing crisis, because they had learned to develop a cosmic viewpoint on things rather than a limited, individualistic viewpoint of what was happening. He developed the subject length and some very interesting ideas and thoughts were produced therefrom.
After Heinlein came a sort of general introduction of everyone present, as each Joe and Evelyn Fann stood up when called and permitted all comers to officially oggle.
Evening: After supper came the party. Everyone had a grand time and there were a lot of swell costumes. I am proud to report that Mr. E.E. Evans of Battle Creek, Michigan, that eminent fan from the Galactic Roamers, won first prize of $5 for his costume of a Bird Man from Rhea; Walt Daugherty, a somebody from Los Angeles, won second prize of $3 with his make-up as a Visitor from the Void--spacean costume and helmit; 4E Ackerman copped third prize of $2, as a Grotesque Mask and hunchback/. Then there was a Morojo with a BEM mask as one of the AKKA from "The Moon Pool"; Leslyn Heinlein was Princess Niafer, from James Branch Cabell's "Figures of Earth"; Mr Heinlein had a sign hung on him reading: "Adam Stink, the world's most life-like robot"; Bill Deutsch as 'Dr Pinero;, making predictions for the fans; Dock Lowndos as a zombie; Cy Kornbluth as the doctor who had operated on him; Chet Cohen as 'Nehimah Scudder', the Prophet; Erlo Korshak as a ghost, with sheet and skeleton head; and Rustibar as 'The Tramp'.
There were plenty of lights rigged up and a lot of pictures were taken of the costumes, invcluding some color shots by Heinlein and Millard, and probably others. I believe movies were also taken.
This was quickly followed by the picture "The Lost World", and a couple of scientific shorts that were very good. Do you recall the scene near the end of "Lost World" when a brontosaurus in London pushes over a statue? Some one cried out: "we lose more darned statues that way!'

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DENVENTION DOPE by E. Everret Evans FIRST DAY - FRIDAY: To begin with, the attendance was rather disappointing; if I remember rightly the total registered attendancce, including visitors from Denver, was about 65. Wiggins said he had letters from nearly forty others who had planned to be there, but were caught in the draft, or other war work, and couldn't make it. Every time someone absent was mentioned, someone else says "oh, he was drafted!", or "he's tied down with government work." Rothman wasn't to far wrong with that now-historic crack made in Chicago anent the next convention being held in training camp. Friday morning was 'autograph day' and I estimate about fifty were present. It was much like the first morning in Chicago. Afternoon: Friday afternoon the proceedings formally got under the way, with, perhaps, the same number in attendance. While Wiggins was made permanent chairman, you know what a slow, shy, sweet fellow he is; and so Walt Daugherty was pressed into the chair to handle most of the meetings for him. Wiggins, Martin and Hunt made short addresses of welcome, and then Heinlein was introduced. It was really the highlight of the first day of course, and being prepared in advance, was a dilly. He talked about the fact that Stephens, by their very natures, were better able to keep from becoming "unsane" (not insane) in the present great world-changing crisis, because they had learned to develop a cosmic viewpoint on things rather than a limited, individualistic viewpoint of what was happening. He developed the subject length and some very interesting ideas and thoughts were produced therefrom. After Heinlein came a sort of general introduction of everyone present, as each Joe and Evelyn Fann stood up when called and permitted all comers to officially oggle. Evening: After supper came the party. Everyone had a grand time and there were a lot of swell costumes. I am proud to report that Mr. E.E. Evans of Battle Creek, Michigan, that eminent fan from the Galactic Roamers, won first prize of $5 for his costume of a Bird Man from Rhea; Walt Daugherty, a somebody from Los Angeles, won second prize of $3 with his make-up as a Visitor from the Void--spacean costume and helmit; 4E Ackerman copped third prize of $2, as a Grotesque Mask and hunchback/. Then there was a Morojo with a BEM mask as one of the AKKA from "The Moon Pool"; Leslyn Heinlein was Princess Niafer, from James Branch Cabell's "Figures of Earth"; Mr Heinlein had a sign hung on him reading: "Adam Stink, the world's most life-like robot"; Bill Deutsch as 'Dr Pinero;, making predictions for the fans; Dock Lowndos as a zombie; Cy Kornbluth as the doctor who had operated on him; Chet Cohen as 'Nehimah Scudder', the Prophet; Erlo Korshak as a ghost, with sheet and skeleton head; and Rustibar as 'The Tramp'. There were plenty of lights rigged up and a lot of pictures were taken of the costumes, invcluding some color shots by Heinlein and Millard, and probably others. I believe movies were also taken. This was quickly followed by the picture "The Lost World", and a couple of scientific shorts that were very good. Do you recall the scene near the end of "Lost World" when a brontosaurus in London pushes over a statue? Some one cried out: "we lose more darned statues that way!'