Transcribe Hornaday, W. T. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1883-01-24)

{page 4] will be surprised to see what a deep interest Prof's Baird, ?, Dr Cones, Dr Gill & other great guns take in our poor little poverty - stricken society. Prof Goode says he proposes to prepare & read at our Gen'l meeting (1884) an essay, on the Importance to Museums of the work of the Society, & the necessity & duty devolving upon all museum men to help support it. Stay & see us through in N.Y. We want to have everything planned out so that things will move off like clock work, & so that we cannot fail, financially. With you on the ground we will fear nothing. There will be a good corps of workers there, and we will make a sensa- tion. We need you to advise us generally, & to take care of the press in particular.

       Please let Mr Webster see this,for I have not

time to write him separately. Tell him we would rather have him increase & glorify his exhibit than to lend the Society $50. by far.

       I send you a Report. Please send me a 

copy of the Bulletin if you have one you can spare, also 2 copies of Bulletin No 2 and 2 of No. 4. _ very urgent Yours most truly W. T. Hornaday Hand change Right margin Hornaday Jan. '83

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