?A. WETMORE 
SEP 12 1936 
La Lima, Honduras, 3 3 e pt 1936 
Dear W e tmore, 
I have today received word, via my compadre Jim 
Kempt on, of* your approaching visit to Guatemala, I hasten to urge 
that you let me be of assistance in connection with your trip, if 
there is any manner in which I can do so. 
I do not know exactly what portion or portions of the country 
you expect to work, but if you do not particularly need tp make 
your base in Guatemala City, I strongly urge that you occupy the 
old house at A n tigua. We have, during the past two months, put old 
Maria through a course of sprouts, and she turns out, at this writing, 
some of the best black bean soup which ever went down your gullet, 
not to mention a superior sancocho and very palatable tamales. 
I am end sing a note which will give you the run of the house. I 
am afraid you will find the old library in a bit of a mess, as the 
boys are probably at work on a fireplace there now; maybe they will 
get it done in time for you to toast your shins on those long 
Lovember evenings. If you want to read of evenings, by the way, 
you will have to provide a kerosene lamp, as we broke the only one 
in the house, last month, and havent replaced it yet. 
Ag for grub, you merely have to express your desires to Maria 
and give her a little pisto, so she can go down to the market and 
do the needful. I do not know whether you are coming alone, or 
have someone with you; naturally the invit&tion extends to the 
party, provided it does not consist of more than eight persons. 
can handle up to that number. Incidentally, I might mention that 
