SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
May 6, 1937 
Dear Dr# Schmitt ; 
Your letter mailed at Kingston arrived this morning# It 
got here very promptly# 
I have just looked through the file and pulled out the carbon 
of the letter I mailed to Port of Spain, Trinidad# I 1 11 enclose it 
with this, since the lack of it seems to be worrying you so much# As 
you can see, it * s nothing to worry about missing# 
I’m glad that you will be back so soon, although I can see 
a hectic two weeks for myself the last half of this monthl I don’t 
know whether you 1 11 be able to get much out of me or not# I’m begin- 
ning to get your feeling—the devil take you all, 1*11 soon be gone# 
1*11 do my best by you, though# We’ll have a holiday the Jlst because 
the 30th is on Monday# I’d like to work the 31st, so that I can spend 
some time running around on the 1st paying the rent, buying traveler’s 
checks, etc#, and then get off for New York early that afternoon# My 
boat sails at 4 p.m# June 2nd, but I would like to go up the day before 
so as to have the evening there* I’ve asked Kenneth to meet me there, 
but haven’t heard whether he can# If he can’t, I’ll do something by 
myself or with one of Florence’s friends, perhaps# 
The Ichs and Herps and Mammalogists are meeting this week# 
They started yesterday, and apparently their meetings are all in this 
auditorium* There are an awful lot of them milling around* I saw 
Dr# Hildebrand in the crowd yesterday# 
Mr# Maloney left Saturday for Mississippi and will be back 
on the 24th# It was a big surprise to me# I didn’t know he had any 
idea of taking leave until the day before he left, but he had talked 
to Mr# Shoemaker about it# 
A big bundle of separates of your Fmerita article came from 
the South African Museum a few days ago# I acknowledged them to Barnard# 
Miss Gordon at last sent a copy of the portrait of Dr# Caiman# 
She did not say anything about the little paper on Cuvier’s Crustacea 
plates that I had sent her for you# In fact, she has ax never acknowl- 
edged it, although I wrote her a letter at the same time# I hope she 
got them. 
Here’s a blow to your hopes**-*Bartsch is back I He came back 
several days ago# His trip blew up entirely# The various shipments of 
