Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Assistant Secretary, 
The Smithsonian Institute, 
Washington, D. C. 
Bear Doctor; 
First of all I must apologize for net replying to 
your letter of long ago and also to acknowledge with thanks 
the copy of the National Geographical Magazine which you so 
kindly autographed. 
52 below zero attending a convention and jumped down to 
Monterrey, Mexico from there where around Laredo down- in 
the desert the thermometer reached a 122 above high. That 
together with considerable, more road work finally took its 
toll with me and I returned home with a severe case of 
intestinal flu. After spending two weeks in the hospital, 
the Doctor ordered me to Florida for 2 or 3 weeks and both 
Mrs* Briese and I returned from there a week ago. Thus I am 
just catching up with my correspondence. 
Fair and Exposition# I look forward to its being very unique 
doe to the fact that they will have many of the natives from 
back in the mountains come there to show their customs of work 
and living. It is being sponsored by the Government and from 
the plans that I saw while down there in January, it will be 
moat unusual. It then my be possible that I will proceed on 
to New York and if I do, I presume I will run into Washington 
for a day and trust to see you for a few moments at least. Vie 
have a factory near Bear, Delaware which I usually visit once 
or twice a year. 
The girls that were on the trip together with Mrs. 
Briese have formed more or less a club and the young lady from 
St. Louis was here and they had quite a get-together. I don't 
know whether Mrs. Callender was with them or not. 
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