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01598 Sept. 18? 1892 letterhead 1 My dear Mr. Muir, As you have probably seen by the Chronicle of Sept. 17th our
first meeting was very successful. We had a very good audience, and I think made a very favorable impression. Several joined
that night and several more since then so that today we have one-hundred-and-sixty-two names on our roll. Everyone greatly
regretted your absence, which was the more unfortunate because neither Mr. Olney nor Prof. Bronner? was on hand. Prof. Serger,
therefore, presided. I am now at work on the publication of the by-laws and list of members, and write to call your attention
to the fact that certain committees should be appointed by you as President. There is an auditing committee of three Directors,
and a com-