J. BRUCE BRED I N 
P. O. Box 87 
Wilmington, Delaware 
August 15, 1956 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
Smithsonian Institution 
Washington 25, D. C. 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
First of all I want to thank you for the beau- 
tiful book on Tahiti. It is well done with exception- 
ally good pictures. You are very kind to send it to 
me. 
We had a delightful trip to Europe and found 
everyone well on our return. I would have written 
to you before this but I have just returned from 
a short trip to New England. 
You are so right in suggesting that we make 
transportation reservations at this time for the 
proposed trip to the Society Islands. If the ex- 
pedition should not materialize, which seems un- 
likely, we could cancell out. I would suggest 
that reservations for five be made on the March 
23rd sailing. Probably three weeks in the islands 
would be ample time for collecting. 
At your convenience I would like to have an 
estimated cost for the expedition. 
When I get caught up on things I will write 
a longer letter. 
Kindest regards. 
