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themselves to us by courtesy and hospitality that knows no 
limit; and it certainly warmed our hearts to receive the good 
wishes of his Excellency, Governor Fell and other officials and 
prominent citizens. 
That evening it seemed to me to be proper to give public ex- 
pression of our appreciation for all that had been done to make 
the expedition successful and our visit a happy one. I there- 
fore published a card of thanks in the ‘‘ Daily Barbados Stand- 
ard’’ in which I tried to suitably acknowledge our indebtedness 
to our friends the Barbadians. 
Early on the morning of June 17th, a lighter came for our 
effects, and the collections, equipment and personal baggage 
excepting hand luggage was loaded by 9:30 in the morning. 
Stoner and Job went to the ‘‘Korona’’ on the lighter and saw 
our effects safely on board, while Greenlaw and Willis Nutting 
took the hand luggage on the launch. I said goodbye to Pelican 
Island and went ashore to pay some last bills and make a few 
final calls. We took lunch at the ‘‘Self Help’’ rooms, where 
We were served an excellent meal. As an illustration of the 
thorough manner in which our interests were being looked after 
IT mention the fact that while at lunch I received a telephone 
eall from our good friend Mr. Sanderson, informing me that 
the corporal of police who had been sent to see our things safe- 
ly transferred to the steamer had just reported that everything 
had been placed on board and the lsts found to be correct. 
We boarded the ‘‘Korona’’ about two in the afternoon and 
sailed at seven that evening. As we watched the dim outlines 
of Barbados fade away in the moonlight more than one of our 
party had a feeling akin to homesickness. None of us would 
have believed it possible five short weeks before to have so pro- 
nounced a feeling of sadness on leaving. Pelican Island will 
always be remembered as a home, and the Barbadians as 
friends with whom it is indeed hard to part; and we cherish the 
hope of again visiting ‘‘ Little England’’ when the curse of war 
has at last been removed. 
