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York customs official, who finally smoothed out all our diffi- 
eulties and allowed us free exit with our varied items of equip- 
ment. 
Owing to the congestion of traffic and uncertainty of deliv- 
ery by freight, we were forced to ship our entire equipment, 
' eonsisting of fifty-odd packages, by express at a considerable 
expense. Hven at that there was much uncertainty about its 
getting to New York on time, as the government had recently 
taken over the railroads and the agents seemed unable to guar- 
antee anything. In this connection, I wish to express my ad- 
miration for the success with which our effects, including con- 
siderable glassware, were packed under the supervision of Mr. 
Stoner and Dr. Job. There was remarkably little breakage, 
although the entire equipment was packed and unpacked three 
times before returning to Iowa City. 
At last all was ready and our tickets had been bought and 
reservations secured by Professor Thomas, our efficient trans- 
portation agent. The Barbados-Antigua expedition left Iowa 
City on the 23d of April, 1918, with the following members 
enrolled: Professor A. O. Thomas, member of Executive Com- 
mittee and Geologist; Mr. Dayton Stoner, member of Executive 
Committee, in charge of collections, and Entomologist; Mr. 
John B. Henderson, in charge of dredging operations and the 
collection of Mollusca; Professor Walter K. Fisher, in charge 
of collection of Echinoderms; Dr. Thesle T. Job, in charge of 
laboratories; Mr. Maurice Ricker, official photographer; Mrs. 
C. C. Nutting, matron of the expedition; Mrs. Dayton Stoner, 
assistant in entomology; Miss Catharine Mullin, in charge of 
collections of Annulata and allied forms; Miss Gertrude Van 
Wagenen, in charge of collections of corals, anemones and 
medusze; Miss Mildred Sykes, originally in charge of the Alcy- 
onaria, but afterward assisting Mr. Henderson with the Mollus- 
ea; Mr. Sydney Greenlaw, captain of the launch; Mrs. Thesle 
T. Job, assisting in laboratory; Mrs. A. O. Thomas, assisting in 
geology; Mr. H. J. Wehman, in charge of Protozoa, and artist; 
Mr. Willis Nutting, in charge of collection of fishes; Mr. Dwight 
Ensign, in charge of collection of Crustacea; Master Carl Nut- 
ting; and Professor C. C. Nutting, director and chairman of 
the Executive Committee. 
