March 1, 1918 - Commodore Bennett wants a correspondent at the front

And then at the two-month mark in London, almost a go-ahead for France from the Commodore!

Don Martin diary entry for Friday, March 1, 1918:

Quite a busy day. Lingwood woke me at 9:30 to read a couple of telegrams from the Commodore – one to see Mr. Whitehead of the Whitehead Aircraft Co, which I did this afternoon – his factory is in Richmond – and another, more important (to me) either to recommend someone to go to the front unless I think it preferable to go myself – providing I can get some ”good” man to replace me while I’m away. Wired tonight I think it all right to go myself and to leave the London office as it is. Am anxious to know what the Commodore will say. Whitehead told me most interesting story how the Commodore lent him $1000 years ago at Monte Carlo when he, Whitehead, had lost everything. A good new story to put in the Commodore’s obituary, unless he lives forever. Worked at the office until midnight. Then to the hotel. Irving Cobb has left some things for me to keep till he gets back from the front.

Weather clear, windy + very cold.

Don Martin again hand-wrote a short letter to Dorothy, “just a line before I go to bed”, mostly reacting to her letter writing and doings.

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