108 ARBOR DAY. 



FROM MAURICE THOMPSON. 



CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND., 

 April 8, 1888. 



MY DEAR MR. WOOD Your letter of the 26th of 

 March is just in hand, owing to my three months' absence 

 from home. I was ill, and no letters save those of a 

 pressing official nature were sent to me. 



How glad I should have been to respond to your 

 request if I had been able! 



The occasion you mention is deeply interesting to me, 

 and I hope it will be impressively celebrated. 



I send every good word and every good wish, and I 

 sincerely hope that the founder of Arbor Day will live to 

 enjoy many and many a pleasing return of the day, with 

 the love and honor of his neighbors and of his distant 



friends. 



Very truly yours, 



MAURICE THOMPSON. 



FROM EDWARD EVERETT HALE. 



39 HIGHLAND ST., 

 ROXBURY, MASS., April 6. 



DEAR SIR I am certainly one of those who wish to 

 recognize the services of Mr. Morton in the forestry work, 

 and I thank you for giving me an opportunity. 



