Washington, Dec. 29 - 1929. Sunday Strolled around the Capitol Building of the Nation, Capitol Library, and arranged my journey to St. Augustine, Florida. Called on Mr. Mordey, and had dinner at seven at Mrs Merrile. Present here the Reiths and Perkins (Maine). Saw the volume of birthday [75] letters given to Mr. mrsle by Mrin Morodey, having nearly 200 letters of congratu- lations, with many from foreign countries. As a frontis- piece it had a picture of Merrile holding 2 card and 2 haddrell. The pictures was an enlargement [pre tale] taken by his daughter and which Merrill had written "The end of a perfect day." Monday, Dec 30 - Washington Met Coplen at the National Museum at 9.40 and then introduced him to Bassler, which [Foreste] was here Mrin Mordey, and Reeves (Lue Howell and Moore). Reeves agreed to let us see what Brachipoda are need to see. Reeves ambition is to spend the rest of his life in the hills. Saw Springer room of Echinoderma, a large room full of specimens around three sides of the room. Also had a oil painting of Springer and Louis Aganig. There is much unrolled crinoids (Comptonia)