468 Hope Street, 

 Providence, E.I. 



24 Jan. 1912. 



Dear Dr. Kennedy 



1 received your kindly Christmas Greeting several 



weeks ago while I was in Washington. I was there to attend the 

 American Association meetings and also a series of conferences 

 v/hich had been called for all men connected with the Offiee of 

 Forest Pathology. These conferences extended over nearly or 

 quite four weeks, much longer than we (had) any of us| anticipated. 

 They were very profitable conferences for all of us, however, 

 as each man took up in turn his own work, explaining it to the 

 others; the others in turn criticising, suggesting, or questioning, 

 from their own point of view. All the men connected with the offiee 

 were on hand, including four from V/ashnigton or eastward, as well 

 as the western men from Nebraska, Montana, Wisconsin, California, 

 and Uew Mexico. 



I shall be very glad to tell you more about the work at 

 some time in the near future, I hope. I shall be very glad also 

 to lunch with you at the first opportunity. I trust we can 

 arrange a mutually satisfactory date before long. 



I returned from Washington only last Sunday evening. I 

 now expect to be in Providence most of the time until I go into the 

 field again, probably three or four months . hence . 



Father cannot see very well nov and is becoming very deaf. 

 Mother is not able to get out very much, especially since freezing 

 weather arrived. Otherwise things move on about as usual with us. 



We all extend the heartiest greetings of the season to you 

 and yours. Cordially, . ~ 



