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Gill, Douglas
1964
May 28--Up at 7:15 , shower, and shave. Since service was so slow at our greasy spoon, we went to another cafeteria (where we ate dinner the first night) for a more swanky breakfast. We all left the museum (that is all they were to go expediting this summer) to go to Fort Detrick (50 miles away) to get an unapproved vaccination from the Army for tuluremia. I slept most of the way. Three nurses were very efficient and we were all out of there in 10 minutes. We all ate lunch at a Howard Johnson. Just before Washington Bill Wirtz, a mammalogist, and I went to a bank; he to cancel a checking account under both his and his wife's name (because she left him) and I to cash a check for 100 dollars from AMNH. At 2 Bob returned the call I tried to reach him in the morning and I made arrangements to meet him at Annapolis this evening. I spent of the afternoon modifying those forms, and with the others, received plane tickets, expense money, supplies, etc.
Finally at 5:15 I bade farewell to all the beautiful secretaries because tomorrow was to be a day off for them, and we leave tomorrow. I had some trouble getting where I wanted in the mob at the Greyhound terminal and finally arrived at the gate to meet Bob at 7:15. I ate dinner of lobster tail (he had already eaten). We talked and walked and talked some more. We walked to the bus station and I bade him (a great guy) farewell at 10:35.
May 29--Arose at 7:15 showered, shaved and packed. Finally left at 8 a.m. Only Paul and I were going in today. Both our breakfast place were crowded, so we carried our luggage most of the way to S.I. We ate breakfast at a nice restaurant called Halloway Cafeteria. Paul and I packed our stuff ready for the trip and waited for Fred and Peter to