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Japan on her round-the-world flight. She appeared at sunset and 

 made a very impressive sight as she sailed in over the Golden Gate. 

 She was surrounded by swarms of escort-planes which looked as 

 small as flies in comparison. 



San Francisco annually celebrates what is called "Harbor Day." 

 At this time all the ships in port are dressed in their best bunting 

 and are open to visitors. So on August 22, the Carnegie was aflame 

 with flags and pennants, as though in rehearsal for its own anni- 

 versary, which was to be held later amid pomp and circumstance. 



At this celebration, on the 26th, Dr. Merriam, President of the 

 Carnegie Institution of Washington; Mr. Storey, one of our 

 Trustees, Dr. Pritchett, President of the Carnegie Corporation; 

 Dr. Adams, Director of the Mount Wilson Observatory; Dr. 

 Campbell, President of the University of California; and about 

 fifty invited guests collected on the quarter-deck for the cere- 

 monies. Short addresses were given outlining the world-wide 

 work of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism during its 

 first twenty -five years of activity. For several days letters and 

 cablegrams of felicitation arrived from every part of the world. 



On the following days, the ship was open for inspection to the 

 general public. Instruments were labeled and transparencies 

 were mounted in the chart-room to show the activities of other 

 departments of the Institution. The staff acted as guides about 

 the vessel. As many as three thousand visitors were counted, 

 attesting the great interest in our unique ship. 



Throughout the stay the members of the party took leave for 

 a few days; some to camp in the Sierras, some to motor through 

 the state, others to visit relatives; but all to enjoy a break from 

 routine. The few days spent in a hotel, while the ship was in 

 dry -dock came as a relief from the noise, confusion, and cramped 

 quarters of the ship. 



Parkinson made good use of his leave by going to Los Angeles 

 to see moving-pictures being made. He had written to Mary 

 Pickford and had received an invitation from her which opened 

 every door in Hollywood. He was introduced everywhere as 

 "Mary Pickford's friend." Before he left he had seen Charlie 

 Chaplin directing his own play. 



