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people and then John Pope gave a leeture in the auditorium on blue 
white china. The auditorium holds some 300 people, and a bit over 500 
were present. This meeting, thus, was a great success in every way, 
and his new plan is off to a good start. 
May was a terrifically rainy month here, almost 9" of rain so far. 
Two days ago we had a severe hail storm in parts of Hf.W. and N.l. 
Washington. The stones in some instances were slightly flattened with 
a rosette appearance, and the larger ones were about 3" in diameter. 
Some of the streets in N.W. were covered with leaves stripped from the 
trees, and considerable damage was done to skylights and window panes. 
Old timers say this was the worst hail storm in memory. 
Ray Crist dropped in yesterday on his way to Canada for a short 
vacation. He is going to teach this summer at the University of 
Gainesville so it will be the first time in many years that he has not 
been in the field. He told me that he was going by New York City and 
pick up the Guggenheim applications and do some work on them. He had 
expected to see you and was disappointed when I told him that you were 
in Panama and would not return till early in July. 
I wish you the best of hunting. 
Sincerely yours 
