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We had gone to your country wth our La Fayette to defend the lib- 

 erty of America; today you are coming with us to defend the liberty of 

 the world. 



Accept, I pray you, Mr. President, the assurance of our best and 

 highest regards. Baron F. Gabet 



Vice-President of the French Alpine Club 

 President of the Alpine Congress 



Sir and Highly Honored President: ^he 6th of December, 1918 



We have the honor to forward to you herewith a List of Committees 

 which are to be organized for the Alpine Congress. The complete vic- 

 tory won by the Allies against the Central Empires enables us now to 

 foresee that the Congress can be held in the course of a few months. 

 We shall then be able to celebrate together the liberty of the world in 

 paying a glorious tribute to our valiant armies that have smitten to 

 earth the Barbarians. 

 Accept, Mr. President, the expression of my high regard. 



The President of the Alpine Congress 



Baron F. Gabet 



Dear Mr. Colby: 



Please add to the Sierra Club's records a note to the effect that Mt. 

 Thompson— latitude 37° 08.5' N., longitude 118° 37' W., Mt. Goddard 

 Quadrangle — elevation 13,494 f^^t, was ascended by Clarence H. Rhudy 

 and H. F. Katzenbach during the summer of 1909. So far as known, 

 this is the first ascent of Mt. Thompson. 



I also wish to call your attention to a peak almost directly west of 

 Mt. Thompson about two and one-half miles, being in latitude 37° 8^' 

 N., longitude 118° 04' W., and having an elevation of 12,224 feet. This 

 peak is very well known locally as Mt. Hurd, although it has so far re- 

 mained on the Mt. Goddard Quadrangle of the U. S. Geological Survey. 

 It stands free of the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains directly 

 above South Lake, from which it has a very striking appearance. Its 

 name is derived from the late Mr. H. C. Hurd, an engineer who, while 

 making certain explorations of this region, climbed it in 1906. So far 

 as known, this was the first ascent. It was again ascended in 1909 by 

 Clarence H. Rhudy and James Kevil. Can you not take steps to have 

 this name placed on the Geological Survey Quadrangle? 



Very sincerely, 



January 6, 1919. • • W. L. Huber 



Associated Mountaineering Clubs of North America 



The membership of the Bureau for 1918 consisted of the following or- 

 ganizations, comprising over 20,000 individuals : 



American Alpine Club, Philadelphia and New York. 



American Game Protective Association, New York. 



