Ifcrel i 25, 1925 
Mp dear Hr# Bauer: 
I have your favor of March 15th notifying 
xm of the action of the Executive Committee of the 
literary Society in making me an Honorary Associate 
of ilia Socle ly* 
I appreciate this vary generous and. consider- 
ate action, since 1 had. oom to realise that due to 
my failure to at tent the meetings my name must be 
dropped from the roll of tbs Society, 1 arn now glad 
to have the opportunity of letting the Society know 
that my failure to at 'tend the meetings, was not due to 
any lack of appreciation of the honor of .-.embers hip 
or* of the pleasure of association with my long-iliat 
friends in literary *ork, but the time has come 
to li it the range 'of the activities in '.which X have 
had the privilege of engaging during fifty-four years 
of residence in bashing* m, 
You wi 1 1 undo rs t and , also, I am . sure , t hat 
the gradual failure of hrs * Hal res f health has roe bed 
social activities on my part of their reason to he# 
Please convey to the Executive Committee my 
sincere - my grateful appreciation of the action 
taken* 
Sincerely yours, 
hr# touts A# Bauer, 
501 The Ontario, 
Washington, D* 0# 
