May 26, 1911. 
Hr. Edward I). Pearce, 
157 Hope Street, 
Providence, I, 
Pear Mr, Pearce:- 
I have been waiting; to hoar from the chairman of the 
excursion committee of the Hew England Botanical Club in regard to 
their plans, before communicating with you. I had a letter from 
him today. As a result, complying with his request, X am sending 
him outlines of 15 possible trips which can conveniently be made 
from Providence on Memorial Pay. It seems that heir plan Is to 
select the men by lot for the differentjtrips, and perhaps the trips 
themselves also. I ahve sent him more trip outlines than he 
expects to be able to use, so some of them will have to be omitted, 
unless an unexpectedly large number turn out, as may be the case if 
it is a particularly fine day. Of course, under the arrangements 
made, it may be that the trip that you so kindly offered to engineer, 
may not be drawn. There is a greater chance, however, that it will 
be, if the weather is fair. 
The announcement of the trip you suggested appears, in the out¬ 
line that I sent in, as follows. 
"To 3quantum, town of East Providence, Providence County. 
Colonial Express to Providence. Mr. E. P. Pearce offers to 
take charge of this jbcxxxxt squad at the Union Station. It may 
be profitable to spend part of the day in the woods about a mile 
east of the .Riverside station (also in East Providence). [This 
in the event of the 0quantum collecting being less prolific than 
anticipated]. Riverside is about a mile and a half south of 
Squantum and may be reached by either electric train or trolley. 
Electric trains leave Riverdlde for Providence at 2, 17, 32, and 
47 minutes past the hour. P\ie in Union Station , Providence, 
about 15 minutes later. Electric trains leafe Squantum (flag 
station) at 22 and 52 minutes past the hour. Pue in Union Station, 
Providence, 11 or 12 minutes later. Also trolley from Riverside, 
and from main highway near Squantum, but the running time is more. 
Mery truly yours. 
