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Lady Godiva of 27 has gone home, taking her exciting new wardrobe with her. JANET RUEHLING'S lovely long hair, warm smiles and gay clothes will be missed by everyone.

ADELE MOCKBEE and her whole family paid a Sunday call recently on JEAN LANG recently. Adele is out in the yard every sunny day working on her suntan.

JEAN LANG reports that she and all her family are well, and that she and Adele have both been summoned to appear on April 29 for checkup.

Jean had had a letter from BECKY KRIEGE saying that everything was going great in Wadsworth. There was a charming picture of Becky and her daughter in her local paper and Jean says that the picture is evidence that the past year and a half at home have done wonders for Becky.

JOHN LAMBOUR checked in with the Toomey Parole Board and he reimpressed everyone with his determination. He seems to be doing well in his own job, talks of increasing his working hours from four to six, and thinking of possibilities of an electric wheelchair to travel the miles of hallway at his place of business.

We hear from a beautiful blonde volunteer at Crile that DICK MILLER is not using any aid at all and is doing real well. Dick has the distinct pleasure of being in the same room as BURT BACON.

SUE WILLIAMS was back for five weeks over February with pneumonia. She advises everybody to take their country drives in the direction of Chagrin Falls, stopping for liquid refreshments at 24 Walnut Street (opposite the Fire House).

ALBERT KEHOE is at Fenn College taking Business Administration. Recently he missed being on the Dean's list by such a tiny fraction that he received a letter from the Dean complimenting him on his excellent work. He and his brother are hard at work now planting and transplanting their flowers and vegetables and have big plans for a summer business.

Barnesie (our Junior Volunteer) received a nice long letter from her good friend, BUD DABBY. He said life was different for him than it was before he came to Toomey -- a lot better. His address: 8354 Edgedale Road, Baltimore 4, Maryland. He said that he and BOB FISHER have several reunions and that Bob is getting along very well. Incidentally, Bob's houseful of tropical fish suffered no pain while he was undergoing thumb surgery at Toomey.

MIKE GODIEL reports that he is now finishing his eighth grade and is planning to be a scientist. After his finishes college, he wants to work in an experimental laboratory.

ERIC FRIEDRICK is the champion of the -illegible- division. He has acquired various interesting skills since traveling daily to the basement. Incidentally, he enjoyed the opening ball game in the company of his therapist.

PATTY LOGAR was back in the ward for a checkup, but she is now at home for good. Would you care to drop her a line at 4409 Russell Street, Lorain, Ohio.

Where are three lovely occupants of the Nursery these days -- Lorenzo, David and Corinne.

Early in December, lovely ROBBIE POLLOCK, HER books, periodicals, records, etc., etc. returned to her home at 207 Norland Avenue, Chambersburg, Pa. The entourage of doctors, therapists, nurses, equipment engineersm which accompanied Robbie was truly remarkable, and must have swollen the population of her hometown tremendously. We understand she has acquired a lovely French poodle.

RITA FORD has been in the Rehabilitation Hospital at West Haverstraw, N.Y. for several months. We understand she is home now and all the family are well and happy.

BILL WOOD is doing fine, and is working several hours a day in the Legal Department of the Main Office, Central National Bank.

JULIA LUDWIG is now going home weekend except for the period when her three children "enjoyed" three cases of measles. Her devoted husband makes three or four trips a week to Toomey to see her. Chief attraction of the neighborhood is Julia's rocking bed, which has been tried out by many of the neighbors.

CHARLIE CRILL returned home to Fort Wayne for good the second week in April. He will be happy to hear from old friends at his home address: 4646 Sandridge Drive, Fort Wayne, Ind.

RUTH MECKLER and family are having a lovely ranch type house built in Beechwood. It will have three bedroom living, dining and family room. Ruth has already completed a copper etching for the family room. She is busy studying decorating magazines.

ANNA FISH returned home for good in time for Christmas. She is living in Cameron, West Virginia. Drop her a line.