May 7th, 1918.

Col J. Bryan Grimes,
Raleigh, N.C.

My dear Col. Grimes:-

Replying to your letter I beg to say that I intended for you to submit my former letter to you to Capt. Laughinghouse as, of course, I wanted the Captain to know through you just how I feel about this matter.

Since writing you before I have received another very emphatic complaint from the War Department about Capt. Laughinghouse’s attitude toward the work of the Board. I appreciate the sacrifices Capt. Laughinghouse has made in order to do this work. It is a thankless work in which a man cannot possibly make any friends and must make many enemies. I know that Capt. Laughinghouse has the courage of his convictions and I appreciate this quality in him, but after reading all of the correspondence on both sides I am profoundly convinced that the Captain’s temperament makes it impossible for the work to be carried on without a maximum amount of friction. The situation is one that is exceedingly embarrassing to me, and under all the circumstances I trust that the Captain will hand in his resignation at once.

Sincerely yours,

[unsigned]

B_G