SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
March 28, I 939 
Dear Dr. Schmitt: 
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Yo\ar letters from Haiti arrived this morning. I called up 
Mrs. Schmitt, who had not yet received your letter to her, a.nd we de- 
cided that I should go up to the Sonotone office and get your cord. 
The Sonotone people have a record of your instrument and assure me 
that they gave me the right cord. It is going out air mail in a mail- 
ing tube today. Mr. Bryant thinks that it will reach you at Balboa 
before you leave there. I am writing Mr. Zetek a note asking him to 
send it after you if it does not get to you before you leave Balboa. 
Lieut. L. M, LeHardy's home address is 123 Bellefonte Ave., 
Alexandria, Va, 
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Mr. Shoemaker had a letter from Burkenroad saying that he 
would be here April 17 th. He does not say how long he plans to stay. 
I guess' we’ll get along with him somehow. 
♦ 
Jane is something of a problem child. She can get out of here 
quickly enoxagh when she wants to, and then other ni^ts she takes her 
time. I haven't spoken to her about\it yet. Every time that I think 
the next night 1*11 say something, then she gets out promptly the next 
time! When Burkenroad comes I shall certainly tell her that she must 
leave on time, because we can't let him think for a moment that he 
can be permitted to stay. 
We had a beautiful week end. It warmed up very rapidly Fri- 
day, until it was 82® and everybody nearly cooked. Saturday and Sun- 
day were both 84°. Yesterday it was cooler and today is almost cold, 
but not unpleasant . The flowers are coming out rapidly. Some of the 
cherry blossoms were out Sunday, and I guess they will all be out by the 
end of the week^. 
If you stay with the Joneses please remember me to them. They 
are the nicest people. Do find out what happened to the boy's teeth. 
While I was staying there he fell while playing and broke off his two 
lower front teeth. They were his second teeth, and I left before the 
dentist gave a verdict as to what should be done. I an have always won- 
dered what happened. The little girl, who must be about five now, is a 
cute one. Her name is Barbara Lucile. ’ When she heard my name she came 
and told me that she was Lucile, too, though they call her Barbie. If 
you stay with them I am sure you will like them very much. He is a 
civil engineer, I believe. 
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