SI Bredin Exp.— §ociety Ids. 
March 21, 195? 
AIR MAIL 
Dr. Waldo L. Schmitt 
c/o The S. S. MARIPOSA 
Matson Navigation Co. 
Port of Honolulu 
Honolulu , T. H. 
Dear Dr. Schmitts 
Enclosed is a letter addressed to me from Miss Joan Demond, together 
with her letter to you of March 20. 
Everything is coming along nicely, and I am trying to catch up with 
filing and o .her work which had accumulated in the office. As soon as 
things get cleared up a bit, I shall tackle the stencil work of the 
Collector's Manual that is ready. I still have the desk to be cleaned 
out and the new one put into place. Dr. Johnson has kept me busy. 
He wishes me to tell you that everything is running smoothly and sends 
his best regards. 
The earthquake in San Francisco must have been quite an experience 
for you, and I am glad to know that you and your friends and colleagues 
came out of it safe and sound. We were all concerned here. It was a 
shock to me to see the headlines in the paper as I was going home from 
work. I have a sister and nephew who live in Oakland and work in San 
Francisco. I kept in touch with reports on the radio and my fears were 
allayed as the good news came in that lives were spared. They seem to be 
getting after shocks from news accounts. We were grateful to get the 
report from you that all was well with you and your party. 
The weather has been rather cool here with some rainy and cloudy 
days. I had two visitors, friends of mine, la at week. I showed than 
the new exhibits in the Museum and they enjoyed them immensely. Tulip 
trees are out, also forsythia, etc. , and everything looks lovely. 
My best wishes to you and your party for a very successful collect- 
ing trip and a nice time. Tell Dr. Rehder I hope he gets some rare shells 
Sincerely, 
- 7 - - r- . ' .7. 
. V ; f - 
-‘"V 
PS Before sending this 1 tter off to you, it occurred to me that I 
should ask Dr. Morrison if he has anything to say to you and Dr. Rehder. 
This is his messages "I enjoyed the talk at the Biological Society by 
Mr. Smith, also the pictures that he showed of the Bredin trip 
last year to the Antilles. I am trying to keep things going and 
everything is running smoothly. " 
I shall be gla c to tender adieus ,hose you have missed. 
