SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
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WASHINGTON. O. C. 
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November 7, 1940, 
Dr. Alexander Wetmorei 
o/o American Consul, 
San Juan, deSta Rica. 
Dear Dr. Wetmorej 
The election is over and looking out of my window I see 
throngs of people returning to work after lining the avenue to wit¬ 
ness the triumphal return of the President to •ttie White House. All 
employees were excused to welcome him. 
Dr, Bartsch asked me to forward the enclosed souvenir to 
you as indication that the annual feast at Plummers Island was duly 
^celebrated by your friends and to tell you that they missed you. I 
out it down somewhat to facilitate mailing but did not out off any 
of the names. Sorry I had to mutilate it. 
The routine tasks of the office go on as usual. Mr. Perrygo 
writes enthusiastically about his collecting in Allendale, S.C., Mr. 
Setzler is busy with arrangements for Mr. Taylor's trip to Mexico, and 
the glass for the caribou case has now been installed. Exhibits for 
the Centenary are being assembled and placed on exhibition. 
We have had inquiry from the Rockefeller Foundation for a 
source for securing clinical thermometers such as you used in taking 
the body temperatures of birds. We were unable to tell them where you 
had the thermometers made but suggested that they get in touch with the 
Philadelphia Thermometer Company, Philadelphia, Pa., and also suggested 
that Mr, L. B. Clark ofoR. & 0. might supply them as a private matter. 
They were also told that if the matter was not urgent we would write 
you for the information explaining that you were at present in Costa 
Rica. 
•1 
The lecture program of the National Geographic Society has 
just come to hand and looks interesting this year. 
¥ 
Most of the leaves are off the trees now and the country 
is taking on that bleak, wintery look. The youngsters are looking for¬ 
ward to ice skating soon/ Best wdshes, 
Sincerely yours, 
