XII 
THE GUIDE TO NATURE 
WANTED: A GIFT OF $5,000. 
Forty-six years of youthful activities 
— we are the Association that never 
grows old or out of date. 
Forty-six years of dependence upon 
the living — we have never deprived any 
one of the joy and satisfaction of seeing 
how contributed money was spent, thus 
inciting to repeated gifts from nearly 
every one. 
Though death has taken from us 
many of our most liberal contributors, 
we have superlative faith that some- 
where will be found the one to give us 
the five thousand dollars to be used in 
a detailed plan under the personal ap- 
proval of the contributor. 
W e make moderate amounts of 
money go a long way. We point with 
pride to every detail of our record of 
almost a half century. There have been 
only two managers of The Agassiz As- 
sociation, the former for thirty-two 
years, the present for fourteen, and 
neither has received salary for the 
executive management of The AA. 
No other charitable and educational 
organization has a better Board of 
Trustees. They represent a wide range 
of territory and interests — characteris- 
tic of The AA. 
The United States Post Office De- 
partment at Washington carefully in- 
vestigated The Agassiz Association and 
because of its altruistic, educational and 
noncommercial purposes awarded a 
special low rate of postage to its official 
magazine. 
The Treasury Department Internal 
Revenue also carefully investigated and 
exempts from income tax The Agassiz 
Association and all gifts to it. 
We have gladly and freely helped 
many other organizations in their na- 
ture interests. We untiringly render 
free services at ArcAdiA to rich and 
poor, young and old. To us come a wide 
range of visitors. Our correspondents 
include every phase of humanity. 
We invite detailed investigation. 
We need and merit a gift of $5,000. 
Do it now. Do not wait until you are 
dead. We want to give the donor the 
joy and satisfaction of knowing just 
how advantageously the money will be 
expended. 
We always have been a lively organ- 
ization for the living, by the living. 
Faithfully yours, 
Edward F. Bigelow, 
President The Agassiz Association, Inc. 
The Agassiz Association and Gifts to it are FREE from Income Taxes. 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
Internal Revenue Service 
Hartford, Conn., April 13, 1921. 
Office of the Collector, District of Connecticut. 
Agassiz Association, Inc., Sound Beach, Conn. 
SIRS: 
With further reference to your letter of February 28th, 1921, you are advised that 
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Washington, D. C., has considered all facts 
as presented relative to the activities of your association and has decided that you are 
exempt from the filing of income tax returns under the provisions of the Revenue Act of 
1918. 
The Commissioner has further stated that amounts contributed to your association 
by individuals may be deducted in the income tax returns of said individuals to the extent 
provided in Section 214 (a) ('ll) of the Revenue Act of 1918. 
Very truly yours, 
JAMES J. WALSH, Collector. 
