REPORT OF thp: sp:crktary. 'J 7 



An ciirly Kegeiit of the In.stitutioii, the Hon. Matthew (hiult Knicry 

 died October 12, 19(»1. From June, 1870, to June, 1871, he was 

 mayor of Washing-ton and a member of the Board of Regents of the 

 Smithsonian Institution as tlien organized. At the time of his death 

 he was a prominent citizen, particularly in the financial bnsincss of 

 the capital city. 



Dr. Thomas Wilson, Curator of the Division of Prehistoric Archav 

 ology in the National Museum, died May 4, VM>2. He had been con- 

 nected with the Museum for thirtecMi years and was a most earnest 

 worker. Hi^ became widely known by his studies and contri))utions 

 to the literature of anthropology. 



Respectfully sul)uiitted. 



S. y. Langley, 

 Secrctdi'ij lift /if Sin!fhs(>iui(ii Iiisfltiifion. 



