SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
March 22, 1946. 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
U. S. Army Auxiliary Air Field, 
A.P.O. 825 A, 
New Orleans, Louisiana. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
Acknowledgment is made of your letter of March 12. Thus 
far you have not sent us your new A.P.O. number, but Mrs. Pearson 
obtained the present address through Mrs. Perrygo. I hope this 
letter reached you. 
I* Dr. and Mrs. Loeblich dropped in at the office the other 
day since they were making a swing through the East. Loeblich 
looks very good to me, and incidentally his wife is a PhD. in 
paleontology, apparently having done some work with Cushman. Cooper 
had some arrangement in which he promised to take up the job with 
Mackenzie Gordon before he definitely answered any one else. Gordon 
at the moment is in Brazil. He may or may not be interestedj but 
if Gordon is not interested, I think that Cooper will undoubtedly 
recommend Loeblich. Incidentally, Cooper informs me that Mackenzie 
Gordon is a first-rate scientist and would fit in very well. 
II. Gazin showed me a letter he received from Harvard regarding 
Sawin, one of the men in whom he is interested. This letter cer¬ 
tainly gives Sawin as fine a recommendation as one could wish. I 
understand he is a Quaker and has five children and incidentally is 
fairly well-to-do. I told Gazin that he could write to Sawin and 
indicate interest, but that we would not be in any position to make 
final commitments until you returned. 
III. Dr. Ford cannot go to Minnesota, and arrangements have been 
made to send Kellogg. I still think we should appoint Ford as an 
associate in history, but this matter can await your return. 
Incidentally, Ford was very appreciative of the invitation. 
IV. You will be interested in knowing that the $44,000 added 
in the Senate stuck in conference. 
V. The $238,500 Deficiency, which covers added costs of 
salaries, is now in conference. 
VI. Keddy wanted some statement as to the amounts we would 
want to put into a third deficiency bill. We have told him that our 
needs are $10,500 for terminal leave and $7,500 for returning veterans 
a total of $18,000. We have not yet heard from our letter. 
VII. I have been trying to check up as to funds. If we do not 
get this added deficiency of $18,000 and if International Exchanges 
spends all of its money, we will be on short rations for the rest 
^o^t^vear. I hope, however, that we will get this added $18,000 
uS^Tfome part of the $44,500 now available for freight in Exchanges 
will also be left over for general use. 
