De-r Mr# Kavenels 
This morning I had a long talk with Mrs Freer and found 
him apparently in a more serious condition than in May, He 
wag very much worried on account of the outcome of the pro¬ 
position made to Mr* Lodge* hut considered it a closed in- 
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cident, He was also greatly troubled by what he considered 
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the neglect by authorities of the Smithsonian of the interest® 
of the Freer Collection* He had a clipping from the Washing¬ 
ton times of dune 6th headed "national Art Gallery/* in which 
It is stated that Mr, Freer expects to add to his collection a 
representation of the work of Whistler. This troubled him 
greatly as he considered that we should have detected the mis¬ 
leading statement and corrected it promptly by a statement that 
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the Freer collection actually contains the largest and finest 
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series of etchings and paintings by Whistler that there is In 
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any one collection in the world, also Sihe celebrated Peacock 
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I do not recall having 1 seen the article, or its having been 
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called to my attention. Will you. not at once mifte such arrange¬ 
ments that any statements or matter protaining to the Freer 
Gallery shall be promptly called to your attention, so that they 
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may be scrutinized by both Mr* Holmes and myself# 
Will you not have a note prepared along the lines of the 
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enclosed draft and signed with my name/, sent to the Washington 
Times for publication* When published send a copy to 'Mr, Freer 
at the Hotel Gotham, Hew York, with a fetter of transmittal 
