THE COMMUNITY CHURCH

OF NEW YORK

MINISTER
JOHN HAYNES HOLMES

STUDY
TEN PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK 16, N. Y.

February 13, 1945.

Dear Julia:

I buried your brother Samuel last night. Your nephew James and his wife came to me about the funeral, and I did all that I could to serve them. Your brother must have been a rather remarkable person, and I was greatly impressed by the large company of friends and admirers who gathered at the service. The number of men present was altogether exceptional.

I wish I might have known your brother as I know you. He shared your vigor and zest of life, and great interest in fine things. His work for artists seems to me to have been a particularly lovely thing.

I hope that you are well, and send you my sympathy and affection.

Believe me,

Very sincerely yours,

Mrs. Julia Ellsworth Ford,
31 Fremont Place,
Los Angeles, California.