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Moreover, three other persons have given us reason to expect cooperation in our purpose of establishing the Academy on a firm foundation for public service through service to literature, art and music. We desire to find in all ten Founders of the Academy whom of course we shall give distinguished honor both in the building and otherwise, for all time.

Are you sufficiently interested to let me write you more fully and send you the "Proceedings" of our meetings published in a volume? I inclose herewith the list of the members - 48 there being two vacancies. these are chosen from the parent organization the National Institute of Arts and Letters, of 250 members, as vacancies occur.

Bear in mind that this is not an association of veteran superannuated and retired, but working men of letters, artists and composers (see the list). 

I am prepared (now that I am out of the (somewhat galling) harness of the Century), to give myself to the work of building up the academy to the position of usefulness and dignity to which it aims and personnel entitle it. I am, as you see, its Permanent Secretary.

I feel certain we shall succeed in raising a million dollars, and we want our Founders to be men whom we can honor. Hence this letter.