On Oct 12th (Discovery day3 falls this year on Sunday) our Pan Republic Congress organizing government in Independence Hall4 Phil to adopt and added to all peoples and to organize the Human Freedom League5 In the evening we have a public meeting in the Academy of Music6 The time, the place, the work are all suggestive and is it to be wondered at that our Comt turn to you for the poem of the occasion.
Hoping that you will favor us I am Very truly yours W O McDowell loc.03088.002_large.jpg loc.03088.003_large.jpg loc.03088.004_large.jpg The Enclosed letter settles many things ahead of elaborate publicity see notes Dec 14 1891Correspondent:
William Osborne McDowell
(1845–1927) was a New Jersey businessman who was involved in numerous
business endeavours, including the mining industry, the railroads, and land
speculation. McDowell was one of the founders of the Sons of the American
Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was deeply
interested in International Affairs, especially conflict resolution, and went on
to found the Pan Republic Congress, the Human Freedom League, and the League of
Peace, which was a predecessor of the United Nations. McDowell was a Nobel Peace
Prize nominee in 1913.