Balicki, Joe 
Filed; Houston personnel 
25 
Kowmber 9, 1944 
Joe Balloki, 8*M. l/o 
Receiving llnit - A. T.B. 
Little Creek, Virginia 
21 2-42-57 
Dear Joes 
1 as certainly glad to hoar from you and to know that you 
are in this part of the world. Let me know when you can come to' town 
and 1*11 come dorm to meet you. I am at the office Saturday until 5 t 15 
and will be only too glad to eorae down any Sunday that you say. 1 
would low to put you up at home, but I m afraid it won’t work just 
now. !!y son was reported missing on October 4 and my wife is in no 
shape to haw any one occupy his room, which happens" to be her only 
spare cm© at this time. Don’ t let this keep you from coming. The 
Museum is open Sundays and I can come down, haw a talk with you, 
show you tlie building, and we can kw dinner somewhere in town* 
. _ ■ V 
Do you roaenber “Race Hors®" Kelly? Ho is now a Captain and 
just passed through Washington a few days ago, I judge on his' my to 
the Pacific* Bartos is over that way somewhere in command of an LST. 
We exchange occasional letters, but I .haw not hoard from him in some 
time* He still picks up specimens where m can and has sent us some 
wry interesting shrimps and crabs from down lew Guinea my* 
l|y best to you. 
Sincerely, 
Waldo L* Schmitt, 
Head Curator, 
WLSjLMo Department of Biology. 
