October SI, 1940 
Dear Dr. Schmitt t 
Tour letter to Mr* Shoemaker and the aaphlpods earn© a 
couple of days ago. Mr. Shoemaker has been side all weak, and so the 
package was just opened today and the letter brought to light. 
Since some of your mil has been coming through more prompt 
ly lately, I called Mr. Bryant again about the matter of sending the 
books you want. He feel® it is taking quite a risk to send the 
Jordan & Ihrcr.aann illustrations, but I argued that I thought the 
books should be sent on the off chance that they would reach you in 
time to be of some help to you. Be said all right’,' Vend then, 
uhat we are afraid of is that they may be forwarded on from Seattle 
but not reach you, and then who knows where they will be? However, 
X m sending them off the Seattle today. 
There is a letter if this morning*® mail from von Hagen 
announcing that he will visit Washington soon for two day® and wants 
to shew you a color film of the capture of the long- tailed Quetzal 
in Panama. Will you regret missing him? 
Did I ever tell you that von Bonde sent you a can of crab 
in the can with wooden liners, and also samples of the wooden strips 
they use for liners? They all came some time ago. I don * t like crab 
much, so I haven’t opened the can yeti 
You will be pleasantly surprised when you return to find 
that there has been an entire turn-over in the telephone office. 
Mrs. DePue retired recently. It was don© very quietly and no fuss 
was made about her going. Some one said she wanted it that way, but 
I thought it was a shame that a person who has been here as long as 
she had should have notceremon# or any goodbyes when she lift. To- 
morrow Margaret Edmonds is also leaving. She is transferring to the 
Navy Department, and will go to some small place in Virginia where 
the Bavy has something to do with airplanes. I understand that Marg- 
aret’s husband 1ms been a iaeohanic down there for some time. Good 
riddance i The Mrs • Donegan, who lias been on the switchboard for 
some time will take Mrs. DePue *s place, I understand, and there is 
a new girl, lira. Beck or Black, I didn’t hoar her name distinctly 
when I was introduced. Both Mrs. Donegan and the new girl are very 
nice and quick to give service. 
