460 Hon© treet, Providence, 
Oct. 23, 1908 
Hear Fernald:- 
Professor Gardner of Brown called to see me 
this afternoon about tie possibility' of getting you down to 
talk sofore the University 61ub here on the evening of the 
'7th of November. 
I understand ho has already ■ ritten you, without stating 
7 ^ry uerijii cely tne Clue's yre: orone©3 ir. ro; ard to the nature 
of your talk. From my conversation with him this afternoon 
I suspect that a tall: along the general lines of your Khoflora 
article on "foil '.'references" would o terj acceptable; indeed, 
if I correctly understand the matter, tils is the general 
topic mentioned at the time hr. Gr nt suggested to him the 
idea of getting you down ■ero last soring. 
if yon have not already h ard more details from Mr, Groht 
beroro whis reaches you^tho above, written on my own resnoasi- 
bility, may be of ajlittle use to you. 
: rofcssor Gardner wished mo to assure you that too Club 
would oo very glad to avo you down here on the date merit 1 oned, 
if it is convenient for you, 
■•v regards to Mrs. and Miss ?. , hoping, at the same tire, 
that you are all in the beet of health. 
Cordially, 
