MINUTES OF FIRST MEETING OF BOARD OF 



TRUSTEES. 



[Abstract] 



The Trustees assembled in the Diplomatic Room, Department of 

 State, Washington, D. C, Wednesday, January 29, 1902, at half 

 past two. 



They were called to order by Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, who nomi- 

 nated for temporary chairman Hon. John Hay, who was unanimously 

 elected and took the chair. 



Mr. Hewitt then nominated Dr. Charles D. Walcott as temporary 

 secretary, and he was unaniraousiy elected. 



The Secretary called the roll and the following Trustees responded 

 to their names : 



Ex Officio. 



Wm. p. Frye, President of the Senate, 



D. B. Henderson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 



3. P. Langt.,ey, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Active. 



John S. Billings 

 William N. Frew 

 Eyman J. Gage 

 Daniel C. Gilman 

 John Hay 

 Abram S. Hewitt 

 Henry L. Higginson 

 Henry Hitchcock 



C. L. Hutchinson 

 William Lindsay 

 Wayne MacVeagh 



D. O. Mills 



S. Weir Mitchell 

 William W. Morrow 

 Elihu Root 

 Charles D. Walcott 



Carroll D. Wright 



Absent : The President of the United Slates, the President of the 

 National Academy of Sciences, Seth Low, John C. Spooner, Andrew 

 D, White, and Edward D. White. 



The Secretary then read the minutes of the meeting of the incor- 

 porators and presented the Articles of Incorporation, after which 

 Mr. Andrew Carnegie was introduced by the Chairman, and made 

 the remarks printed on pages xv-xvii. 



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