Letter from J. Frank Pickering, 12 April 1895
City, .
Dear Bro:
About three years ago, I was favored with
an "endorsement" for my "Mirror of Utah," from Pres-
ident Woodruff, which has been valuable to me
in introducing the subject in the various wards.
There are so many trashy entertainments con-
stantly on the road, that without a suitable
endorsement it would be difficult to obtain
some meeting-houses to exhibit in, as the au-
thorities of course do not want anything improper
to be presented to the people.
During the spring and summer months, I de-
sire to travel with my paintings, and exhibit
them in connection with, or under the auspices
of the Improvement Associations and Sunday
Schools in the various wards, and if it will
not be asking too much, would be pleased to
examine have you examine them, and if you
think they merit it, to furnish me with a
letter of introduction or endorsement suitable for
the purpose named. For the first time, the
