SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON. D. C, 
February 19, 1935 
Dear Dr^ Schmitt: 
Mr. 
Brj'ant just read me your last radiogram. Mr. Kelly is 
packing the film for mailing novf, also the padlocks vfhich you asked me 
ago 
in different packages 
some time ago to send to Los Angeles to meet you. The locks and film are 
I v;rote you a letter to San Pedro a few days ago, but I believe 
I forgot to put "Terminal Island" on it; I remember I included the Dock 
number, so T hope it will reach you. It isn't important; I couldn't think 
of any tiling to say and so it was rather a lame letter. 
Bill Johnson, in the pay office, was married a few days ago. I 
don' t kno?/ whether you know him or not. He's the young fellow who stands 
behind the cage v;ith Tom Gla,rk when we get our pay. The marriage created 
rsuite a stir among those that know him, and quite a lot of omi onsonian 
people vient to the f^edding. The bride was a widow whom he had knovm six 
weeks, I understand. 
Old Mr. Marshall, wdio used to be in the taxidermist's place, died 
a day or tvio ago, H'' had a stroke a few/ weeks ago, thej' say. He w/as in 
here in the last six weeks and spent quite a little iffhile talking to Miss 
Rathbun. IShen Mr. Shoemaker told her yesterday that Mr. Marshall had died, 
she said, "Who is he?" Mr. Shoemaker told her and reminded her that he 
had been in to see her just a short time ago. She couidn' t reffiemoer it at 
all. It makes me feel bad to see her growing so forgetful. She must have 
knov/n Mr. Marshall quite well, in a casual sort of way at least, in all 
these iix years that they have both been here. 
Mrs. Brooks is still with me and I don't know how much longer she 
will be here. She probably tliinks I am a wretched hostess, but I have^ 
been ’naif sick ever since s’ne came. I hn,d a little cold 
got infected and I have had a terrible time. I feel good today for tne first 
time in two weeks. I tliink it is clearing up now. Mrs. Brooks is a peculiar 
person. She seems constitutionally unable to make up her mind or to answer 
questions about Y 7 hat she plans to do. No one has been able to get any 
estimate out of her of hov/ long she may be here; Mrs. Schmitt asked her 
pointblank, but had no success in getting an g^wer. I tried for several 
days last week to find out if she thought she would work Saturday afternoon 
so I could tell Mrs. Schmitt where to call for us when she came to take 
us out Saturday night to your house. I told Mrs. Brooks that we must 
tell Mrs. Schmitt ?irhere she could find us, but by Saturday morning sne 
still souldn’ t say whether she would work that afternoon. I 
