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Vol. II, No. 1 8 qSv august, 1918 By subscriptio^^l?.;"orve/r 



FRENCH FRUIT TREE FUND OF THE HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Supplementary Report of the Committee 



Very shortly after the first report, printed m the issue of this 

 Journal for February, 1918, and shortly after the German drive 

 in France started, the following cable was received from Mrs. 

 Lathrop from Paris : 



"Recent events explain our inactivity. Your commission 

 stopped. Fortunately money safe. Writing." 



(Signed) Lathrop." 



Some three weeks later the following letter from Airs. Forest 

 was received. She had been working at the Gare du Nord for 

 the American Fund for French Wounded. 



American Fund for French Wounded, 



Alcazar D'Ete, Champs-Elysees, 



Paris, France. 



April 19th, 1918. 



My Dear Mr. Nezvbold: 



To you, so far from the battle front, it must seem that we have 

 entirely overlooked the work that we undertook to do for you 

 and for difTerent Clubs and Societies interested with you. The 

 delay has not been with us and we have not forgotten for a mo- 



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