public playground of Mt. Desert Island should not be neglected 

 by the Government, which holds it for the people. It should be 

 protected for the present and developed for the future, for those 

 who need — even more in time of war than in time of peace — the 

 tonic of its bracing air and wild scenery. 



I trust that you will use your influence to secure for the Sieur 

 de Monts National Monument its full share of whatever appro- 

 priation is made for the national parks. 



Yours respectfully 



(Signed) Lincoln Cromwell 



Chairman, Knit Goods Branch, Supply & Equipment Divisiont Q,M.C, War 



Department 



