ABSTRACT OF MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF 



BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 



The meeting was held in Washington in the Board Room of 

 the Administration Building, on Friday, December 14, 1923, 

 and was called to order at 10 a. m. by the Vice-Chairman, Mr. 

 Walcott. 



Upon roll-call the following Trustees responded: Robert S. 

 Brookings, John J. Carty, W. Cameron Forbes, Herbert C. 

 Hoover, Henry Cabot Lodge, Andrew J. Montague, William W. 

 Morrow, James Parmelee, Wm. Barclay Parsons, Stewart Baton, 

 Henry S. Pritchett, Charles D. Walcott, William H. Welch, 

 Henry White, George W. Wickersham. The President of the 

 Institution, John C. Merriam, was also present. 



Upon motion it was voted to convey to the Chairman of the 

 Board, Mr. Root, an expression of sympathy of the members of 

 the Board on account of his illness, and of hope for his speedy 

 recovery. 



The minutes of the twenty-third meeting were approved as 

 printed and submitted to the members of the Board. 



Reports of the President, the Executive Committee, the 

 Auditor, the Finance Committee, the Auditing Committee, and 

 of Directors of Departments, Associates, and Research Associates 

 of the Institution were presented and considered. 



The following appropriations for the year 1924 were author- 

 ized: 



Insurance Fund $8 , 000 



Pension Fund 40,000 



Administration 64 , 840 



Publication (including Division of Publications) 95 ,000 



Departments and Divisions of Research 940,444 



Associates of Institution 20 , 600 



Minor Grants 150,400 



Index Medicus 10,000 



General Contingent Fund 49,000 



$1,378,284 



The resignation of Mr. Cleveland H. Dodge as a member of 

 the Board was accepted with regret. 



Mr. John J. Carty and Mr. Henry White were reelected as 

 members of the Executive Committee to succeed themselves for 

 a term of three years ending in 1926. 



The meeting adjourned at 12^30°'. 



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