Caracas, Venezuela, 
October 26th, 1937 
My dear Doctor, 
I received your note this morning. I do hope you will not 
decimate our little feathered friends-17 a day is really a 
nice hag, providing they are what you want. If you keep it 
up I shall have to report you to the game warden, or whoever 
acts for that official in these climes. 
Your reservation on the s/s "BORIRQ'UER" ( Hew York and Puerto 
Rico line ) is made hy now, I hope. I wrote to my office in 
San Juan the other day, asking them to hook you, and I assume 
they have done so. As you will remember, the aforementioned 
"stoomboot" sails fron San Juan on Thursady December 2nd., 
and arrives at Rew York, at the crack of dawn, on December 6th. 
At any rate, I shall be leaving here on the "CARABOBO" on November 
10th., and if your booking is not yet made, I will take care of 
it. I have word from New York that the Red T, D n line sailings have 
not been changed-you will remember that we thought they might be, 
in view of the change over to the Grace line ownership. 
If and when you get to San Juan, you can locate me c/o Howard 
Mattox, Apartado 791-our office is in this chaps name in the 
Edifico "EL MUHDO"-that is the tallest building in San Juan, 
and you will not be able to miss it. If all other means fail, 
then you can certainly get me at the CONDADO VANDERBUILT Hotel, 
which is on the beach, Just outside the cit$i. 
Please give my regards to Dr. Barnes, and Dr. Popenoe. Ihe_encl¬ 
osed I cut from the "Cosmopolitan" of November- I suppose it is 
some"pariente" of your Dr. Popenoe-at least it looks like him. 
Carcas continues the same. We have a bit of gossip here in the 
hotel-there are as guests a very charming lady, her daughter and 
son, and I am told that they are only one of the three menages 
maintained by that valiant soul$ the owner of the hotel. Some 
people are never satisfied. 
Best of luck to you. I really would like to Join the expedition, 
but I am afraid that a tenderfoot would be a hindrance, further, 
I really do work when the spirit mooves me. If I can be of any 
assistance, you have my Caracas address. 
Sincerely yours, 
