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have the true Arcadian spirit and ap- 

 . pearance. Some of the houses on this 

 road cannot be surpassed by any at any 

 seaside resort, in their adaptability for 

 a nearness to nature, either for the per- 

 manent inhabitant, or for the transient, 

 summer visitor. 



The President of The Ag'assiz Asso- 

 ciation is deeply grateful beyond the 

 power of words to express, for the lib- 

 eral and extensive co-operation mani- 

 fested in the restoration of Arcadia. It 

 seems as if the kindness of our friends 

 is unbounded. 



The United Workers of Greenwich 

 conceived the idea of presenting" the 

 buildings to The Agassiz Association, 

 and, without a word of suggestion, pre- 

 sented them to us. Generous words of 

 commendation for this timely and help- 

 ful act have been innumerable and have 

 come from all parts of the country. 

 Eminent scientists who have been ac- 

 tively interested in the AA for a third 

 of a century, have spoken eulogistical- 

 ly of the remarkable timeliness and 

 thoughtfulness of such an act on the 

 part of The United Workers. The 

 members of the organization year after 

 year in their regular work benefit hun- 

 dreds of young people, and men and 

 ■women, in their own town, but through 

 this special charitable act they have 

 benefited for all time thousands in all 

 parts of the country. 



Next came forward Ayres Brothers, 

 Hoit & Company, of Stamford, who 

 voluntarily offered three hundred dol- 

 lars in contribution for the establish- 

 ment of the new Arcadia on its present 

 site, and in addition, furnishing all the 

 land that was needed at less than the 

 market price. The company as a 

 whole, and the individual members of 

 the company, have personally extended 

 every courtesv and encouragement for 

 the re-establishment of Arcadia. Mem- 

 bers of the company have frequently 

 visited the Institution and have shown 

 an active, encouraging interest in every 

 step as the work progressed. Even 

 more valuable than the special terms 

 and the liberal contribution of money, 

 have been the personal words of en- 

 couragement received from all the 

 members of that firm, and our own 



members in all parts of the world are 

 under a debt of gratitude to Ayres 

 Brothers, Hoit & Company, for their 

 liberal and cordial support. 



The contracts for all the work were 



placed with our neighbors in Sound 

 Beach, who not only attended to every- 



