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"Parke,  Davis  &  Company, 
Detroit,  Mich.,  Feb.  16,  1921. 
Mr.  Howard  B.  French,  President, 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  Science, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Dear  Mr.  French : 
In  this  afternoon's  mail  I  have  received  an  invitation  to 
the  Centennial  Celebration  to  be  held  at  the  Philadelphia 
College  on  February  23.  I  am  honored  to  be  among  the  in- 
vited, and  I  sincerely  regret  that  circumstances  will,  prevent  me 
from  being  present.  Mr.  Bartlett  is  out  of  town  and  I  cannot 
very  well  get  away  until  his  return. 
You  will  receive  hundreds  of  compliments  on  the  arrival 
and  conduct  of  such  a  celebration.  One  more  or  less  doesn't 
particularly  matter,  and  yet  I  want  to  add  my  meed  of  praise 
to  the  Philadelphia  College.  No  other  institution  can  boast 
of  such  a  long  history,  and  none  has  such  a  bright  galaxy  of 
stars  in  the  firmament  represented  by  its  alumni.  Our  late 
president,  Mr.  Ryan,  would  be  intensely  interested  in  the  event 
if  he  were  still  with  us,  and  once  more  we  are  reminded  of 
the  great  loss  which  we  have  all  suffered  in  his  death. 
I  wish  it  were  possible  to  be  present  on  the  23rd.    I  shall 
be  with  you  in  spirit,  and  I  sincerely  trust  that  the  affair  will 
go  off  with  all  the  sentiment  and  brilliance  which  are  charac- 
teristic of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  Science. 
Very  sincerely  yours, 
(Signed)  Harry  B.  Mason, 
Secretary-" 
''Purdue  University, 
Lafayette,  Indiana,  February  15,  192 1. 
Mr.  Howard  B.  French,  President, 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  Science, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Dear  Mr.  French: 
Permit  me  to  sincerely  thank  you  for  the  kind  invitation 
to  be  present  at  the  Centennial  Celebration  of  Founders'  Day. 
I  am  sorry  to  say  that  it  will  not  be  possible  for  me  to  attend 
