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feS'a 0 ty i raj tnri , D , (IT, 
November 2, 1904* 
Prof * W. E* Holmes , 
1444 Stoughton Street. ■ 
My de ar Sir: 
Ths annual masting of our Archaeological Society 
occurs on Saturday, the 1.9th instant. Ws should he vary much 
gratified if you will give us, say, a ten minutes talk on 
the meeting of the Council of the Institute in New York in 
May last and on the general work of the Institute for the past 
year, similar to the report made by Dr, Adler at our last 
annual meeting. 
of the Institute and some other matter which I will be glad 
to send you, if X am advised that you will undertake the 
statement desired.. You may probably be able also to add some- 
thing concerning your visit to the meeting of the Americanists 
in Europe this summer. 
I have the proof-sheets of the Annual Report 
Very truly, 
