The Government of Cuba, through its Charge d'Affaires at Washington, Arturo Padro, formally invited the New York Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Walter Damrosch, to appear in a series of concerts at Havana in January.
Mr. Harry Harkness Flagler, President of the Symphony Society of New York, accepted, couching his reply in the following faultless diplomatic language:
"I beg to say that we accept the invitation with true appreciation of the honor shown us by your Government. May I ask you to convey to the Cuban Secretary of State my acknowledgement of the...
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