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consternation that the supply of excelsior that I had so thoughtfully 

 and with such trouble provided (it caused me more difficulties than 

 anything else), was woefully inadequate. Fortunately, however, 

 through the kindness of Major Damman, I was able to supply my 

 needs at cost, at the Quartermaster's Depot at Manila. 



On January i8, the last nail was driven, almost ceremoniously, into 

 the one hundred and fifth case and the packing was finished. The prol)- 

 lem of getting the bulky shipment to Manila was solved by Major 

 Clarence Tingle, Superintendent of the Transport Service, who offered 

 to send an army barge and tug to Los Banos. The manager of the 

 bottling works of Isuan Incorporated at Los Bahos, provided material 

 and men for the jol) of putting strapiron around the cases. 



By previous arrangement the barge api)eared at Los Banos on 

 February 9, two trucks delivered the cases at the landing, where the 

 strapiron was ap]:)lied, and the collection started on its long journey 

 to Washington. Under the watchful eyes of the first officer and my- 

 self it was stowed in the hold ni the Tlioiuas on the 14th, and on the 

 15th the ship sailed on probably her last trip across the Pacific. 



Thirty-two days later, after calls at Ching-wan-tao, China, and 

 Nagasaki, Japan, and after a very comfortable voyage, the Thomas 

 docked at San Francisco. After overseeing the transfer of the ship- 

 ment from the Tlwmas to the transport Cauibrai, which brought it 

 around through the Panama Canal to New York, I returned to Wash- 

 ington by rail. On April 7 I met the Cambrai at New York, where 

 on the loth, through the cooperation of the Coordinator's office and 

 officers of the Quartermaster Corps, the collection was transferred 

 from the ship to a freight car standing on the pier. Two days later 

 the car reached Washington and the collection was transferred by 

 truck to the Museum. Due very largely to the careful handling and 

 considerate cooperation of the officers of the Quartermaster Corps, 

 the collection reached the Museum without injury worth mentioning, 

 to form one of the most valuable single accessions to the insect 

 collection. 



In conclusion I wish to extend my personal thanks to the Quarter- 

 master Corps for all the courtesies and favors which rendered my 

 labors most easy of accomplishment ; to the College of Agriculture 

 at Los Bahos, especially to Acting Dean Gonzales, whose cooperation 

 aided materially in lightening my task ; to the l)usiness houses whose 

 cooperation and personal interest in my project went far toward mak- 

 ing it a success ; and especially to Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Pendleton 

 for their many and continued kindnesses and their friendship. 



