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come from Honduras, Canal Zone, Cuba, Norway, Italy, 

 Panama, England, British Columbia, Ontario, Siam, Bel- 

 gium, Holland, New South Wales, Germany, Trinidad 

 (B.W.I.) , China, Sweden, Japan, Brazil, Federated Malay 

 States, France, Transvaal, Cape Colony (South Africa), 

 Korea, Denmark, Scotland, West Australia, Philippine 

 Islands, Colombia, Venezuela, British North Borneo, and 

 Bermuda, but without checking through carefully I should 

 say there had been more visitors from Holland than from 

 any other foreign state. These books have proved unex- 

 pectedly useful on many occasions. When was so-and-so 

 here last? Was I in Cambridge on May lo, 1938? On 

 dozens of occasions they have solved problems which 

 loomed big at the moment. 



The luncheons provided opportunity to ask members 

 of the staff in for informal discussions and took the place 

 of formal and rather stilted staff meetings. I find, to my 

 surprise, that the Eateria has acquired a considerable fame 

 and that scientific visitors to the Museum look forward to 

 an invitation with real anticipation. It has been, of course, 

 a bit of trouble at times but it has certainly served a most 

 useful purpose. The women on our staff have been cour- 

 teous and considerate in helping to serve and have made 

 themselves generally useful; I know they have enjoyed the 

 institution as much as the rest of us. 



On January 7, 1942, poor Gilbert died and the Eateria 

 has been maintained on a rather reduced basis ever since. 

 But as long as my colleagues live they will remember his 

 beautifully cooked venison and ducks after my shooting 

 excursions. On state occasions we had terrapin prepared 

 at the Somerset Club in town and brought out by motor. 



