Please accept this
book as a small
token of appreciation
for helping us out
during the Scocco
meeting of “Our Silent
Friends”

Sincerely,
L. Smith, Mgr.
Baptist Book Store

The Joy of Words, J.G. Ferguson Publishing, Chicago, 1960.

Thanks to Rich Brown, who says:

“The misspelled Scocco in the inscription refers to Shocco Springs
in Talladega, Alabama which was and still is a Baptist conference
center and camp. The Baptist Book Store is still in operation in
Birmingham, Alabama. “Our Silent Friends” meeting refers to a
meeting for the deaf, probably a retreat. This inscription is probably
from the early 60’s.”