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FROM LEVERMORE, APRIL 22, 1904
FROM LEVERMORE, APRIL 22, 1904
Brooklyn, N.Y. April 22, 1904.
My dear Woodruff:-
Just a word to say that I understood at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, from some words that Mr. Wheeler let fall, that Mr. Coler's subscription to the Rockefeller Fund us not yet paid. Mr. Wheeler thinks that he will get it, I believe. Mr. Coler just now is in much trouble. His wife is ill and I think that he hears that she is threatened with some serious malady.
[marginalia] How would it do to ask McKelway to make that speech? If we do, you are the one to extend the invitation. We did invite him about 3 or 4 years ago & he declined -
Garrison the Faith
C. H. Levermore -
FROM LEVERMORE, DECEMBER 26, 1903
FROM LEVERMORE, DECEMBER 26, 1903
Letterhead
Dec. 26, 1903
My dear Woodruff
Yea. verily - there is to be a meeting of the Board next Monday night. It was postponed from last Monday night, because the annual dinner of the New England Society occurred on that evening & Messer. Benefict Wheeler & Levermore could not easily escape from attending that dinner.
I am glad to know that you can be here next Monday night. We shall look for you - With cordial Christmas greetings and wishes for a happy New Year to Mrs. Woodruff and yourself - I am
Yours Very Sincerely
Charles H. Levermore -
FROM LEVERMORE, DECEMBER 9, 1909
FROM LEVERMORE, DECEMBER 9, 1909
Letterhead
December 9, 1909.
My dear Governor:
The Academy Alumni Association will have its next "smoker" in our Gymnasium on Thursday evening, December 23, beginning at eight o'clock. On that occasion the members of the 1909 Academy Football team will be present as guests, and will receive from the Association certain beautiful and substantial tokens of appreciation of their splendid work upon that team.
The officers of the Association have asked me to extend in their name to all the masculine members of the Board a most cordial invitation to attend this meeting and join in the festivities. I wish to add a hearty second to this invitation. These young men worked hard and faithfully throughout the Fall, and rendered a great service to the school. They won every game that they played, and placed the Academy in the front rank of Brooklyn schools in the important department of athletics. They have merited our praise and gratitude. It will stimulate the enthusiasm of the boys and also of the Alumni to see a goodly number of the Trustees manifesting interest in the Academy by being present at this final scene of the football season.
Please record in your memorandum the time and place of this meeting of the Association, and, if you possibly can, let us have the pleasure of your company.
Yours very sincerely,
Charles H. Levermore
Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff
New York City -
FROM LEVERMORE, DECEMBER 7, 1904
FROM LEVERMORE, DECEMBER 7, 1904
Brooklyn, N.Y. Dec. 7th, 1904
Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff,
287 Broadway,
My dear Woodruff:-
Judge Crane reported to me what you said to him about the advisability of changing the meeting of the Board for this month from December 19th to December 22nd. Mr. Rossiter had already expressed his opinion that it would be well to hold the meeting on some other night on account of the affair at the Montauk under the auspices of the Alumnae of Adelphi Academy on the evening of the 19th. Judge Crane had therefore left orders here that the notices calling for the December meeting of the Board will announce that its date is to be Thursday evening, December 22nd.
I am sorry to say that Mr. Burrell now tells me that he had business engagements on every Monday night is each month; otherwise he would be much pleased to became one of the members of our Board. He is a good man, and I am sorry that there should be such an obstacle in the way of him joining us.
Very sincerely yours,
Charles H. Levermore -
FROM LEVERMORE, FEBRUARY 17, 1903
FROM LEVERMORE, FEBRUARY 17, 1903
Letterhead
Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 17, 1903.
Hon. T. L. Woodruff,
Syracuse, N.Y.
My dear Woodruff:-
I discussed with members of the Board last night (the faithful few who came out in the storm), the question of a Commencement orator. It was the opinion of those present that it would be a fine thing to procure the services on that occasion of Senator Depew. If your judgement agrees with that of your colleagues, will you please undertake the job of securing Senator Depew's consent to be our orator? The place is the Academy of Music and the date is Tuesday evening, June 16.
The second choice of the members of the Board was Ex-Gov. Frank S. [Black}
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FROM LEVERMORE, FEBRUARY 22, 1905
FROM LEVERMORE, FEBRUARY 22, 1905
Letterhead
Feb, 22d 1905
My dear Friend -
You came so late the other night and departed so promptly that I didnt have a good opportunity to do as I intended to and offer you my hearty congratulations upon your impending marriage which was announced some time ago and I doubt not by your authority. There has been so much irresponsible chatter about this that I take pleasure in saying what I believe that you know already - that my entire confidence and affection my voice and vote, are yours to command.
The pressure of business Monday night prevented us from considering the subject of a possible deal with Pratt High School pupils about which I wrote to you some time ago. I should like to know whether you think it wise to offer them a discount rate. I am myself more and more dubious about such a policy. Dr. Hitchcock is likely to call upon me for an expression of opinion and I think that we ought to discuss the matter seriously and carefully.
Another matter that I want to confer with you about is the presence of the lady members on our Board. I dont think that they feel at home there. They cant come to the meetings often, nor say much when they do come. It is a delicate matter to handle, but, if you appear I am willing to catch the three together and offer them something definite to do for Adelphi, vis: retire from the Board and became the nucleus of a Women's Auxiliary Committee, or Auxiliary Board, whose duty it shall be to offer and maintain each year in our College parlors a series of social evenings intended primarily to bring together trustees, teachers and friends of Adelphi. Thus the institution would have for the first time a social organization and social leadership. The teachers need it. What do you think?
Yours as ever
C. H. Levermore
[marginalia] To be answered Wednesday -
FROM LEVERMORE, JANUARY 15, 1904
FROM LEVERMORE, JANUARY 15, 1904
Letterhead
Jan. 15, 1904.
Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff,
287 Broadway, New York City.
My Dear Woodruff:-
I have just received word from the manager of the Montauk Theatre that the determination to close that theatre in June has been reconsidered and that it will be open for the express purpose of accommodating schools and colleges that wish to hold their commencement exercises there.
Inasmuch as the sentiment around the table at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees seemed unanimously in favor of using the Montauk, if we could get it, I shall, unless you object, make a provisional engagement of that theatre for Tuesday, June 14, and will bring the matter up for final approval at the meeting of the Board next Monday night.
Very sincerely yours,
Charles H. Levermore
[marginalia] This clipping is from today's Times. It indicates that Mr. Carnegie is widening the range of his benefactions - Inasmuch as we particularly need unconditioned endowments just now. would it not be well to devise ways & means of reaching his ear?
CHL -
FROM LEVERMORE, JANUARY 14, 1904
FROM LEVERMORE, JANUARY 14, 1904
Brooklyn, N.Y. Jan. 14, 1904.
Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff,
287 Broadway, New York City.
My dear Woodruff:-
I have just remembered since reading your note of the 13th that, acting under the authority of the Board of Trustees, I gave Woodrow Wilson an invitation to be our Commencement orator last year, and he declined it. It was after that that you came into the game and secured the services of Mr. Beck.
Will it be advisable to give Wilson another invitation so soon? I am willing to try him, if you think that it is wise to do so. As it appears to me now, I should think that we would have a better chance of receiving a favorable answer from him, if we waited a year or two before extending another invitation.
How would the sky-rocket oratory of our friend Littleton do for our Commencement platform?
With salutations Yours in bonds
Charles H. Levermore -
FROM LEVERMORE, JANUARY 19, 1904
FROM LEVERMORE, JANUARY 19, 1904
Letterhead
Jan. 19, 1904
Hon. Timothy L. Woodruff,
287 Broadway, New York.
My Dear Woodruff:-
The discussion in the Board last evening concerning the Commencement orator favored an attempt to get the services of Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke. The faculty has also discussed the question somewhat and is in favor of trying to get Dr. Van Dyke rather than President Wilson. As between the two, I am myself inclined to think that we have a chance to get Dr. Van Dyke and that Wilson will certainly say "No."
If you still prefer to have me make an attempt to secure Wilson, I will write to him about it. If you are favorably impressed by the nomination of Dr. Van Dyke, would it not be wise for you to extend to him the official invitation?
Yours very sincerely,
Charles H. Levermore
[marginalia] I think that with either of them it would be necessary to suggest that there is to be a honorarium - of $50. perhaps. -
FROM LEVERMORE, MARCH 16, 1904
FROM LEVERMORE, MARCH 16, 1904
Letterhead
Shorthand
Mar. 16 1904
My dear Woodruff
I find that I inadvertently omitted to return Gov. Odell's letter yesterday. I send herewith also a copy of the bill introduced into the Senate in Heffley's behalf. As I read it over, I begin to think that he means business. He certainly is an educational Barnum & his proceedings are calculated to bring contempt upon Brooklyn & upon all schools for higher education therein.
I hope that the leaders will not allow it to pass either House & I think that a word from you may be needed.
Yours Much
Charles H. Levermore
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