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[[Ansd April 18]]

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MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
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JOHN C. FILLMORE, DIRECTOR.

Milwaukee, Wis., ^[[April 10th, 1894.]] 189
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My dear Miss Fletcher:

The enclosed letter speaks for itself. Please return it to me. I am glad it came;it shows that F. means to be at least outwardly friendly and also that he has learned that he and men like him are 'not in it' when it comes to the discussion of purely musical subjects.It is something to have got so far. It shows that my reviews of Gilman have had some effect.

I have just written a cordial reply to F.'s letter,expressing my pleasure at hearing from him, (It was genuine, too,for several reaso^[[ns)]], and rubbing in my previous criticism of Gilman,but as smoothly as I could. I made a good deal of the point that my associates in the American College of Musicians all agreed with me and not one of them has dissented from our views as presented at the A.C.M. meeting last summer ^[[;]] that there is and can be but one opinion among musicians,etc. I assured him that I had no hostile feeling to G.; but that I was sure he would need to profit by the criticism he is getting, if he is to accomplish anything worth doing. Then I stroked his fur the right way as much as I could.

My regards to all of you.

Yours as ever,

[[signature]] J. C. Fillmore. [[/]]