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March 11, 1948. 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, » 
Parita, Herrera, 
Republic of Panama. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
Mr. Henbest suggested that I write to you with regard to the quarter 
century celebration of the Cushman Laboratory. All of Dr. Cushman’s friends 
and collaborators have been asked to send him a note on this occasion, and Mr. 
Henbest thought that you might like to send one also. If you feel so disposed the 
letter should be sent to Miss Ruth Todd, c/o Miss Rita Johnson, 60 Mechanic 
Street, Canton, Mass., by April 2. It is to be a surprise. 
I do not know whether or not you will have a chauffeur when you 
get back! They have arrested Eugene for smacking a taxicab driver. Eugene 
says that it is a case of mistaken identity, that he is not the man that the taxicab 
driver is accusing, and that he has 14 witnesses lined up that can prove that he 
was attending a pinochle game from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. that evening. Mr. 
Dorsey asked Jimmy Lauderdale to recommend a good lawyer for Eugene but 
when Eugene went to see him he thought that his fee was more than he wanted 
to pay, so no one knows what the outcome will be. There have been a lot of 
crimes in Washington recently and the powers that be may make it very unpleasant 
for him before it is over. 
Dr. Friedmann had a letter from Van Rossem this morning in which 
he stated that you were going to send him the manuscript for the Twenty-third 
Supplement and that he had not received it as yet. I told Dr. Friedmann that 
I was sure that they had all been returned. When I went to the files to check I 
found that Van Rossem’s copy with certain notations was there with the others ! 
Friedmann went out chuckling and I suppose Van Rossem’s face will be plenty 
red when he gets the news ! How do you like the exclamation point? It was put 
on the machine a few days ago. 
The Biologists’ Field Club held its meeting in your office this 
morning. 
Mr. Charles Church Roberts was in to see you to say hello, and 
said that he would call again. 
The weather stays cold. This has been a fairly quiet week. With 
kindest regards to all. IsMl 
Sincerely, 
