one was able to talk Wetmore into it* I am glad; I think it would have 
been disgraceful to make those men resign* Another young guard named 
Steinle is now in the shipping office assisting Stem* 
Tewkesbury came back from Panama and was in the office one 
day while I was gone* A letter came from him today asking for the re- 
turn of his films and notes. I have sent them back by registered mail. 
Did you have any notes of his other than those that you got from Mr* 
Bartlett of This Week Magazine? 
Speaking of Bartlett/* reminds me that a radiogram came a few 
days ago from Captain Bartlett' addressed to you. It was sent on by 
the New York Times, which evidently received it. It says, "David 
joins with me in love and appreciation of all your goodness* So far 
we have had a grand trip. My love also to Miss McCain [those are his 
very words J ] . " 
Mr* Shoemaker has been working away like a good little slave 
on the slide collections. He must be getting somewhere with them, the 
way he has been working on them for two or three weeks. 
A long letter came from de Laubenfels just after you left, in 
which he asked advice on some involved nomenclatorial points. Mr. Shoe- 
maker and I struggled over it a long time and told him as much as we 
could. He also asked for "photostat" copies of certain papers on sponges 
to which he gave references. As they were only pat a page or two or 
three apiece for about six articles, we are requsitioning photographs 
of the articles concerned. De Laubenfels also asked if there was any 
way he could have the sponge section of the Zool. Record copied since 
1933 (ill) and said he is willing to pay 25 cents per page of single 
space. We told him we had no way of getting it copied for him, and 
suggested that it might be cheaper to ask Dept. Agr. to photostat it. 
For a moment I considered doing it on the side for the sake of a little 
extra cash, but I didn’t consider it for long. It’s bad enough to 
copy what I have to of that fine print in the Zool. Record, without 
taking on any more. 
I f m sorry I don’t know any gossip to tell you. If I hear 
anything juicy. I’ll write you again. Here’s a story which was printed 
in Reader’s Digest, so I guess it is fit to write you: 
An Australian returned to London after a long absence. He 
went to his old Club, but there was no one there except an old fellow 
he didn’t know. He was lonesome though, so he asked the other man &£ 
he would have a game of cards with him. The man said, ’’No , thanks. 
Tried it once and don’t like it." After a while the .Australian took 
out a cigar and asked the man to have a smoke with him. The man said, 
"No, thanks. Tried it once and don’t like it." Then the Australian 
wandered around until he came to the door of the billianiroom. He 
turned to the other man and asked if he’d have a game of billiards with 
him. The man replied, "No, thanks; tried it once and didn’t like it. 
But," he continued, "Here comes my son; perhaps he will have a game with 
you." The Australian said, "Your only child, I presume." 
Sincerely, 
