Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-01-14)

ybg {upside down in upper margin - P. S. Will you be willing to recommend in writing Mr Fred Sauter 199 Wm St. in case he wishes to become a member ? If so I will write him and ask Lucas to join. There are new men to be elected from this city & Boston. Do you know of any more ? H.] </em Society of American Taxidermists > FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART. Office of the Executive Committee. </em Washington, D, C., > Jan 14th 1883 U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. " 23 My dear Professor Ward:

    Mr Webster has just sent yours of

Jan 6th I can scarcely even speak or write about Studer's relations with the Society without getting into a rage, but this time I will make a special effort. But first of all I wish to assure you, for I have </u all > the facts necessary to prove it, that Studer's whining about not being invested with full powers is only a miserable subterfuge intend to cover his recent mis behavior. He would not have dare to take such ground in my hearing. We never checked him in but two things: one was when he proposed to have Chickering Hall for 3 days ( ! ), @ $300. and the other was when he said we must hold our Ex. on top of the chairs in Masonic hall, and without any large mammals. Both those </s th > propositions we promptly sat down upon. Now I want to know </u wherein > we limited his powers any further.

    Now as to our (my) putting him in a ridiculous 

light by speaking of things which had no foundation. I suppose he refers to the press & ladies committees. I have his letters wherein he says he has nearly completed the organization of both those committees.

    Who was it </u insisted > on our announcing in

the Associated Press despatches that we were to have Armory hall ? </u Studer. > Who </u insisted > that