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4, Goodramgate
York
July 13 - 15.
Dear Dr. Smith,
I am perfectly ashamed of myself for neglecting to reply to your letter but
must plead pressure of business - I have simply had to let private
correspondence go by the board - we are suffering like most people just now
from "short handedness" to coin a word, with a result you can
imagine, I'm sure.
Well, Doctor, after this preamble and asking your forgiveness, - to the subject
of you letter:
With regard to the
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reception of your remarks at the meeting - it did not strike
me that there was a want of appreciation or that your ideas were coldly
received - as a matter of fact it takes a lot of doing to rouse any amount of
enthusiasm at a meeting of this sort. perhaps it is the smallness of the
numbers which makes the members somewhat shy of showing their feelings.
As [to] the little chat we had afterwards, I really think you gathered a wrong
impression if you think that the "Competence" of the
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Symphony Orchestra was questioned. It would appear to me to be the last thing
in the world one would think of
suggesting. Considering that we are all agreed that the work of the Orchestra
is simply excellent and we, as a Society, are deeply indebted to the Y.S.O. for
their splendid help + participation in our Concerts. Really, Doctor, I do think
you have got a wrong impression; as to my mind it was purely a matter of
policy, shall I say business policy, that was being discussed, and any opinions
which were expressed
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as to the advisability or otherwise of uniting the two
societies were I hope, suggested in a perfectly friendly manner.
I should be very sorry to think that you had an idea that we were in any way
ungrateful for all the splendid work that has been done by your society, or
that we were lacking in appreciation of the ability of the members of the
Orchestra.
With kind regards
I am Yours sincerely
W.E.Saville
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