Title:
Letter from William D. Armes to John Muir, 1892 Sep 13.
Creator:
William D. Armes
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
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Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1892 Sep 13
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir07_0656-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 21.5 x 28 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
University of California Berkeley
Rights:
Copyright status unknown
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Transcription:
2 We did this with the idea that you could make the remarks as full or as brief as you pleased, a mere word of welcome to
members and guests or an account of your own experiences in the mountains years ago. I hope, however, the spirit will move
you to speak somewhat at length, for our programme is unfortunately short. Mr. Sibly? was unable just at present to prepare
a paper on Mt. Hood, and the time was too short to get anyone in his place. I hope that we have a large attendance and that
everything will go off well, for I think this first meeting is of very great importance to us. And a meeting of the Sierra
Club without John Muir would be like Hamlet with Hamlet left out Yours very truly, Wm. D. Armes. 01597 1 letterhead
I can not be with you this evening. Best wishes Sept. 13, 1892. My dear Mr. Muir, Mr. Price told me yesterday of your
desire to have the meeting of next Friday postponed if possible, but as the hall and lantern were engaged and the printing
done it seemed impossible to postpone it. Not having heard from you, I thought, as no objection was made to that date when
it was proposed at the last meeting of the Board of Directors that it would be satisfactory to you. Mr. Price says that it
is questionable whether you can come down: I hope you will make a strong effort to do so, for it would detract very greatly
from our first meeting were you to be absent. Mr. Olney? is still away I believe, so that you are really needed to do the
little presiding that is necessary, mainly to announce the different speakers. You will notice that the committee has put
you down for Introductory Remarks.