July 11, 193S 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
I am enclosing the letter from Swett which just came this 
morning. He got your letter about the movies, all right. He's just 
been dawdling along! 1 hope you get this bet ore you see him, though 
I suppose it doesn't much matter. 
You made your get-away just in time, didn't you 7 I've been 
envying you in your nice air-cooled train today. It is already 90 in 
the office here, and it is not yet noon. I hope they will let us off 
this afternoon, though I don't know what one can do to keep cool. Might 
as well be working. 
A. letter came from de Lanbenfels this morning enclosing a 
chapter from his book which he wantedyou to read and check over. I 
have written him telling him that you will be away until about September 
first and asking him what he waits me to do with the chapter of the book- 
hold it until you come back, or return it to him. He also said he 
would take the Coker Peruvian sponges, and I have made out invoices for 
them. 
A long letter came from Mrs. Benokley about the gorillas. I 
don't see any point in forwarding it to you. You will be able to see 
her carbon, and she can tell you about them. In the letter she says 
she is sending pictures, but they have not yet arrived. 
I copied the summary of the article about luminescence and 
shall send it to Gen. Del., San Diego, as you directed. 
The separates of Wilson's paper on the oyster parasites have 
just come. It is a big thick bundle, with "123" marked on the outside, 
which I suppose indicates the number of separates. I do n 't remember how 
many Wilson wanted, and I cannot find his letter iin which he said. I 
think it was 5^* but I shall write him and ask him. 
A big thick bundle just came by express from the University 
of Virginia. It is a manuscript on Turbellaria which they want you to 
present to the Museum for publication. I shall try to get Mr# Shoemaker 
to look at it, but I am trying to bring things to his attention .gently 
one at a time.! I spoke to him this morning about Miss Hartmanns things 
and that you wanted him either to help Kelly pack them or watciThira do 
it. Prom the answer he gave me, I am afraid he has no intention of doing 
either. I shall try to keep my eye on the packing. 
