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IRA IW. GABRIELSON 
    President 
 C. R. GUTERMUTH 
   Vice-President 
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE 
            Dedicated to Wildlife Restoration 
      INVESTMENT BUILDING, WASHINGTON 5, D. C. 
C. STEWART COMEAUX 
     Treasurer 
   ETHEL M. QUEE 
     Secretary 
                                   March 17, 1948 
Mr. Aldo Leopold 
Departaent of Wildlife Management 
University of Wisconsin 
42h University Farm Place 
Madison 6, Wisconsin 
Dear Aldo: 
               This is to let you know that Mr. McCabe did an excellent job
in presenting your paper at the St. Louis Conference. Of course, the pre-
sentation did not get the play that it would have if it had been delivered
by you in person, but we are receiving a great many requests for copies of
your talk. 
               This years' conference was a tremendous success. There were
687 people at the annual banquet and we almost broke the all time record
for registered attendance. The registered attendance this year totaled 
1,025 which is only about 300 under the registered attendance for the 1936
Conference in Washington that was called by the President of the United 
States. 
               I had a nice 
get to meet your daughter. 
darn it no one pointed her 
visit with Starker, but unfortinately I did not 
Bess told me that .1rs. Elder was present but 
out to me. 
              We do hope that you are recuperating nicely. Many people 
asked about you in St. Louis and it was ashazae that you could not be present.
                                            Sincerely, 
                                            C. R. Gutenruth 
                                            Vice-President 
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