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April 15 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore 
Drawer C 
Balboa, Canal Zone 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
The Arthur Lecture went off very well last evening. We are going to 
have to have an amplifier with a lapel microphone because when the speaker 
turned to explain matters on the chart, I am convinced that a good share of 
the audience was unaware of what was going on. Sir Harold is an excellent 
speaker, and he had a very interesting and well-rounded subject. About 250 
were present so this was probably the largest Arthur audience we have had for 
some time. 
The enclosed clipping will give you a birdseye view of the Independent 
Offices Bill. I expect that a very considerable amount of this will be put 
back in the Senate, although even the Senate is getting a bit tougher. 
I am more than ever convinced that the meeting of the regents is the only 
thing that saved our bacon. We could very easily have had a cut of about 
$75,000 and that would have ruined us completely. 
We made 9^ in our Red Cross Drive and at the present time we have a Cane- 
Drive on the rest of this month. I hope, therefore, that you will show up 
the last day of April. 
I attended a Pan American luncheon given by the Secretary of Agriculture 
at the Willard Hotel at which most of the ambassadors and ministers from 
South and Central America were present. It was a very pleasant occasion. 
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