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A. G. SMITH, Pres ident CHAS. H. SMITH, Y.-Pres. Phone JAckson 2-4270 REAL ESTATE LOAN COMPANY 710 ATLAN TA FEDE RA L SAYINGS BUILDING 22 MAR IETTA STREET, N. W. ATLANTA 3, GA. Sep tember 9, 1966 Honorabl e Ivan Al l en, J r. Mayor, City of At l anta Ci ty Hal l Atlanta, Ge or gia 30303 Dear Ivan: Shor t l y after you be came our mayor, we recall t he tra gic event t ha t caused you t o set a s id e your own personal grief and f eel i ng s of loss and f ly oversea s to a ttend t o the busine ss of be i ng Mayor of Atlan ta. Therefore we wer e not at a ll surpr is ed, but merely pr oud when you again were f ound attend i ng to the job a s Mayor during t he race melee the other ni ght. This time you a cted without regard t o your personal sa fety and s e curity . Many of us wondered what our pa r t s s hould have been in this , Ivan , but , not knowi ng, had to a llow you to take the fie l d alone i n defence of the name and good repu t a t i on of our great city . Your pre s ence at the site until there was no further cause for fear allowed the rest of us to accept the situation with confidence that what did result would result - the law supported and order restored . We want you t o convey our thanks t o our fine police force who themselves could have been more secure in failing to retain constant control of the many and varied facets of such a situation. We all glorit~and are proud of the many compliments now given to you and them by su ch national figures as the Vice Pre sident. If in any of the worki ngs t hat will be required to prevent the influence of SNCC from again being effective in our city, please d o not hesi tate to call upon me in whatever fas hion you think I might be able to serve. ~ ly~ Charles H. Smith �