SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON. D. C. 20560 
DROPPINGS FROM THE EAGLE'S ROOST 
August 3 0? 1966 ' 
Things have quieted down today, hut yesterday was the day of all 
days. We had a rush job from Dr. Humphrey and all hands pitched in 
ftnri we came sailing through. The American Legion was in town and 
had a parade hut most of us missed their parade (or a good part of it, 
hut caught fragments of it while trying to cross the streets at 5:15! )• 
It’s still hot and humid hut perhaps there is some cool air coming 
our way, we hope. 
Dr. Ely’s Tern Paper for the AOU Meetings has been cleared as 
word was received on it yesterday. Warren King came in to see us 
last week after a wonderful summer in the wilds of Canada. He has 
a lovely heard and a beautiful tan and we axe all awaiting his 
return to the Project on “September 1. Dick Maze finally made it 
to Washington on Monday the 29th. He is here with us for a week or 
so before leaving for his teaching post in Africa. Dr. Ely departed 
on Thursday evening for Hays and his teaching position. When he 
left all of the Terns he was working on had heen measured with the 
exception of the Sooties. The new address for the Elys is: 
107 West 25th Street, Hays, Kansas. 
Dr. Pyle called in yesterday afternoon ho say that the Shearwater 
was in. More on that later when the mail arrives. He did say that 
Larry Huber won't he leaving us next month to return to school hut 
will stay on until mid January. Joan and Dick Merrill we think are 
heading our way this week. A new secretary has heen hired for the 
Honolulu office - Mrs. Esther Morgan. We a ll extend a hearty welcome 
to her. Dr. Pyle passed on a hit of gossip from Honolulu - that 
he and Mrs. Pyle, the three Hackmans, and some other Project members 
can all vouch that Joan Merrill is an excellent cook after sampling 
one of her delicious dinners recently. More gcrssi# - Jan Reese was 
seen in the company of a lovely young blond here in the office last 
week. She was his daughter, Terye, and she is almost as big as Jan. 
We believe that Jan is now sorry he brought her in as he had us all 
believing all along that he was Only 19! (with a 6 year old daughter 
that would have made him Mary Johnson announced recently 
that she is retiring in early December. Bettye Lyon will be taking 
her place and is now attending business school working on her typing 
speed. Keenan is out today. She and Dick are moving back to 
Virginia from Washington, this time with furniture. We understand 
that they have one bed and one table..... 
