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were invited to a Reception by the Boston Art Club and went after we had had a preliminary meeting of our committee. Sunday Gertrude and I called on the Bachelders and later went out to Mr. Sawyers at College Hill where I remained until Monday morning expecting to return Monday night but could not. We were engaged all day Monday and Tuesday examining the pictures and returned to New York Wednesday. On the train met Mr. Jas. F. Fields & Mrs. Frothingham. Rejoin our labors here Thursday morning and have spent two very laborious days. It is the most fatiguing work I ever did. Thursday morning had to go and see Osborne for Church. He was not in and was obliged to go clear up there in the evening when I was tired out. Osborne made all sorts of objections to sending Church's picture. It was plain that he thought Church's pictures ought not to be included in rules that regulated other artists an idea that he was not encouraged in by me. It was curious to me to see how he thoroughly believed Church to be beyond all other American Artists. I got no satisfaction except showing him how I felt and came away. Bierstadt too persists in not sending his pictures as other artists have and expects to get them in by diplomacy over the heads of the Selection Committee. 

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Sunday April 2. We worked too long yesterday hoping to finish but could not after all. Bierstadt has had fair warning that his pictures will not be examined at his rooms and defied the committee who are resolved to oppose his presumption to the bitter end. After dinner I rested until 9 o'clock and went to the Century monthly where we had invited the rest of our committee. There was a deadlock in voting and all candidates were repeled on account of a question between the club and the committee on admissions. Staid there until midnight. ——