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U.S. National Museum, Wash. D.C.
30 Nov. 1967

Dear Mrs. Ullman:

Your letter was awaiting me on my return from N.Y. The children came down as usual for Thanksgiving and put in that weekend seeing their friends about and eating turkey. They visited one of Jack's college friends, Babotek, or some such name and others. I wanted to go back with them because the annual entomological meetings (A.A.A) were held in N.Y. the week after Thanksgiving. So I went off with them Sunday morning.
 En route they had been invited for Sunday dinner in Baltimore by Fred Davis. We reached there at noon and they had a good lunch and visit till 2.30 when we started off again for N.Y. It was a badly crowded N.J. Turnpike all the way and at last Jack turned off on old Route 1 and by going to Staten Is. and a roundabout way home we finally reached their apt. at 8, and Jack, at least, was pretty tired. I went to the Museum early Monday and they to their work. I had intended to stay just one day, but that night one of the entomologists who somehow had Jack's name called up saying that several of them wanted to see me very much, and could I stay on, so I arranged to stay another day, and didn't leave till Wednesday morning.

Both of the children are pretty busy in their work and have besides many outside interests for their spare hours. I don't see how they keep up such a schedule but they seem to survive and find happiness in it. Jack is distressed over the state of the country's affairs, and particularly violent in his denunciation of Johnson. He came down to Washington when they had that big parade against Vietnam war some weeks ago, to take part in it. He isn't in favor of the Republicans that are on the scene either, and says morosely that he doesn't know whom he will vote for. - he guesses he will have to vote Communist. So you see his state of mind nowadays. His job will last till Oct. 31, 1968. Doris's job which was supposed to end Dec.31st this year will be extended to finish up things till the end of March. She already had another such job offered at considerably higher salary. And when Jack and I were walking to the subway on my departure, he said, "I don't know what will become of me." In short, her salary would make him wish they could both stay on in N.Y. I don't know how they will settle it. He took me to see his boss, Madame Wu, who is a dear little Chinese woman to meet, but I guess, according to Jack and others, is something of a Tartar to work for. She said, "We are very fond of Jack" and I think she is quite sincere in that. He knows how to get along with her and she appreciates it.

You sound as if you are enjoying life and are well adjusted to your surroundings there. I wish the distance between us were [[ was]] not so great. But this is a cold country this year -- it is snowing to-day, predications of 5 inches. Our prevailing wind this past summer has been N.E. and the story is the Gulf stream has moved farther east so the cold north current is coming down the eastern coast bringing moisture. It was fine in the summer as rain which was needed but I don't like the prospect of snow all winter.

My best regards to the family and all

With love.

Transcription Notes:
Edited to fix the grammatical error.