
          to spend the morning
in the ordinarly business
Mr [Rhees?] has left for a
few weeks to recreate
himself

I think I should
be able to bring the
affairs of the Smithsonian
Inst. [added: into] good condition

Mr [?] returned
to Washington highly
delighted with the results
of the meeting of Librarian[s?]

The whole affair [passed?]
off very well. The only
thing to which I took
exception was the resolution
in reference to the system
of cataloging
        