13 Brown Street 
Providence, it. I. 
Sept.17, 1931 
Dear Weatherby: 
I:have your letter of the 16th. I well remember Hiss 
Marjorie Stone, although 1 have been out-of-touch with her and her work 
for perhaps 8 or 9 years. I recall her as capable, agreeable, and 
readily adaptable to various circumstances and types of work. I believe 
she had charge of the plant work at the Park Museum here at the time 
H.I.Madison (new curator of the Cleveland, Ohio, museum) was curator. 
The work was on a very small scale but 1 remember that Mr. Madison spoke 
highly of her work. Sc far as her ability in taxonomy, of the Gray Herbarium 
type, is concerned, 1 am unable to say anything. If she has not changed 
considerably since 1 last saw her I should think she could readily work 
into almost any job, not too technical, at the herbarium, although I can 
say nothing as to her pesent taxonomic knowledge. Por a few years after 
the Park Museum changed hands she and a Miss Gaudette kept a "Flower Shop", 
until Miss Gaudette went into Girl Scout work. Since then I have been 
entirely without first-hand information concerning her. 1 understand she 
had quite an illness a few years back, but last year (perhaps longer) 
was an assistant in botany at Wellesley. 
If she has net (as 1 said above) changed considerably in late years, 
and I had an opening for her, of a not too technical nature, I should be 
inclined to give her a "try-out", with the distinct understanding that it 
was a "try-out", and perhaps for a definite maximum period. Perhaps 
this paragraph gives you a better idea of my opinion than the first. 
i had not heard of Dr. Robinson's illness before. 1 certainly hope 
favorable reports continue. 
