The 22d of February (Washington's Birthday) being the seventieth anniversary of the birth of Mr. James Russell Lowell,1 it is our intention to publish on that date a number of The Critic consisting mainly of personal estimates of, and greetings to, the distinguished poet, satirist and statesman.
Should you care to make the tribute a more memorable one by adding your congratulations to those of the other distinguished men and women whose names will appear in this special number, we should esteem it a privilege & make room loc.02215.002.jpgfor as many words—or as few—as you may care to write.
We need hardly add that Mr. Lowell knows nothing of the intended compliment, which we trust will surprise as much as it must please him.
Whatever you may send should reach us by Feb. 19.
Very sincerely yours, Joseph B. Gilder 12 Feb. '89Correspondent:
Joseph Benson Gilder (1858–1936) was, with his
sister Jeannette Leonard Gilder (1849–1916), co-editor of The Critic, a literary magazine.