J. BRU CE BRED IN 
P. O. Box 87 
Wilmington, D elawar e 
31956 
October 22, 1956 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 2 $, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
I want to thank you for your recent letter. 
It looks as though the Society Islands Expedition 
is shaping up as planned. As I told you when I saw 
you in Washington it is not certain I will be able 
to accompany you as much as I would like to. Dr. 
Laird will not know until around the first of the 
yes.r whether he will be able to go. I should know 
by that time whether I will be able to join you. 
Some day between now and Christmas I will bring 
securities to Washington, the proceeds from the sale 
of same to be used towards the financing of the ex- 
pedition. 
I saw Ernie May last night and if he wasn't 
such a good friend I would sue him, as his dog bit 
me as I was getting out of my car. From what he 
says, I think Ernie has definitely decided not to 
go along on the Society Islands Expedition. 
With every good wish. 
Sincerely your 
