On New Year's Day there was a little note in the Washington Post 
about your expedition. It was dated December 31 at San Pedro. Among other 
tilings, it contained the following; "Aboard were Canadian and American experts 
selected by the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Yvaldo L. Schmitt, curator of 
marine invertebrates. United States National Museum, Washington, D. C., was dean 
of the party." Your wife and I had a good laugh at it. Some one at school 
had told Barbara about it. Mrs® Schmitt said she thought it couldn't be, that 
there must be some mistake, and she called me up yesterday to see if I had seen 
it. I read it to her over the phone, and we both lauphed. 
Your Cosmos Club bill came this morning. One from the Explorers Club 
came the other day, too* 
A letter from Creaser came today. He is applying to the National 
Research Council for a fellowhhip and has stated in his application that part 
of his work could well be done here under your supervision. Ee wants a letter 
from you to him .stating that he ha^ your permission to work here and use your 
laboratories. He says such a letter should accompanyiax his applica.tion. I 
don't know whether I should write a letter for him and sign your name to it, 
or whether Mr. Shoemaicer should sign it. I will talk to Mr. Bryant about which 
would be best. Creaser woukd wait imtil you were out of the country to start 
something like thisl . 
Miss Ashton sent around a three page list tMs morning of books that 
you have out of the librarj'' ana iwhich she would like to have returned if they 
are not in use. I don't know just what to do with it — whether to tura it over 
to Mr. Maloney and let iiim worry over it, or whether to forget about it entirely. 
Miss Kerr end Miss Boyle are pasting, and seem to have the right 
idea. I started them on ea^'' publications and will look over v/hat they have 
done before they start another one. Mr, Shoemaker thought it wasn't his job 
to fina another press, so with Mr. Knowles' suggestion I found an unused one 
in the Division of Fishes, which Dr. Myers was qxiite willing that I should take. 
Your penmanship is very much improved, even in the train letter I 
Now, if you could remember to date your letters, I don't believe I can find 
anything more to complain about. 
I will tell Mr. Kelly what you said about the good job he did on 
your packing. I know he v/ill be pleased. Mr, Shoeiaaker avoids that he never 
heard a v/ord about alcoholometers, but, as you know, he "never did it" no matter 
what happens, I'm glad that you v/ere able to get one. Did you get the thermo- 
graph? There was another letter from Brooks about it, as I mentioned in my 
last letter. 
The Kemp papers arrived safely. 
Mr. Bryant has looked after the pamplilets you wanted and has sent 
you all that were avsalable. They have gone to Panama. 
I wrote Mrs. BencliLey a note of acknowledgment and told her that you 
wouIq no doubt see her^ when you come back. I have sent her letter around to 
Kellogg with the request that he return it. 
