July 18, 1932 
We aren*t having very much luck vrith your filters. Mr. 
Garber tried both Army and Navy and they said they did not have 
any. They also said that they would have to know the diameter of 
your lens before they could tell what size filter would be needed. 
Also, it is possible to buy the gelatin^ which they use in the filters, 
in sheets at Eastmans, so Mr. Shoemaker is going to stop and get a 
sheet of it tomorrow. Then Mr. Garber thinks he can borrow one al- 
ready made up and he will get it today or tomorrow. Mr. Bryant 
says that will give you two chances to have something usable. 
Mrs. Clapp said this morning that Dr. Stejneger is sitting 
up today. I suppose he will be back at the office before long. You* re 
right — he certainly does have a charmed life. 
Mr. Kichards was down at lunch time and I gave him your 
letter to read, and then I tore it into a million pieces more or 
less, wrapped it in a brown paper bag and put it in the waste basket. 
Mr. Richards thinks he will try to have a talk with Dr. Wetmore in .a 
few days and see if he can't get things straightened out a little 
that Way. 
I think Mrs. Van Win/J.e and I will go to Solomons Island 
for a day some time this weeK. She went up to see Mr. Barber this 
morning about preserving insects and before she got away he asked 
her to go canoeing on the river with him tomorrow night. 
Sincerely, 
I saw Dr. Bartsch this morning; He tried to pump me about 
what you're doing and what you are getting, etc. I played dumb and 
didn't know anything. 
