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MAR i 1355 
»r. J . B. Jadin 
MSdeclns-Blrecteiir 
d« ijalt»i?atoire Medical 
ButeTO* Goni^Bel^ 
Bear By. Jadta; 
Our Dy, ¥al4o I*. Sohsltt has wyltten yoa Briefly regardlag 
his is^sendlag visit to the Belgian Congo with a sjaall group 
repreomtiag this Institution on the Sciithaoninn-Brsdin Bagsedl- 
tion. Hi© expedition is priaarily Interested in collecting and 
stuc^ing the Invertehrate life of the Congo, chiefly aites and 
ticlsi, end their host plants and anteals, as well as ernstRC«i 
and other »mll forms of life. It Is hoped that it »ay poea- 
ihle for you to aceossBodate thssa la the gnest house or hmsea at 
your ststion for five nights. May 13 to 17. Should there he 
change in the expedition's plans, Br, Selmitt will apprise ymi at 
the very earliest ois|>ortunity, and otherwise inform you of the 
progress of the party, fhe party, as at present constituted, 
consists of fmar people: Br. Schaltt, ©r. Idward Baker, aearolo- 
gist of the United Btetes Bepartment of Agriculture, and Br. Hoy 
Lyman Sexton, physician and photographer, and his son. Boy Lyman 
Sexton, Jr., as assistant photogsmpher. They will he travelll*^ 
in two autoiaohiles, with chauffeurs and a gsiide provided hy Mr. 
Brie l^oratoa-Bsiliy of lukavu. 
Aiy assistance or courtesies extended to the party would h© 
mwsh aqstJrecisted hy this Institution, 
Cordially yours. 
Leonard Camicteel 
Secretary 
