PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITH- 

 SONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 

 30, 1921. 



ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER 9, 1920. 



The board met at the institution at 10 o'clock a. m. 



Present : The Hon. Edward D. White, Chief Justice of the United 

 States, chancellor, in the chair; the Hon. Thomas R. Marshall, Vice 

 President of the United States; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge; Sen- 

 ator Charles S. Thomas; Representative Lemuel P. Padgett; Repre- 

 sentative Frank L. Greene; Representative John A. Elston; the 

 Hon. George Gray ; Mr. John B. Henderson ; Mr. Henry White ; Mr. 

 Robert S. Brookings ; and the secretary, Mr. Charles D. Walcott. 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS. 



The secretary announced the appointments of regents, as follows: 

 By the speaker of the House of Representatives on January 9, 



1920: Mr. Padgett and Mr. Greene to succeed themselves, and Mr. 



John A. Elston to succeed Mr. Scott Ferris. 



By joint resolution of Congress, approved by the President on 



April 10, 1920, Mr. Charles F. Choate, jr., to succeed himself. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



The secretary read a letter from Mr. Watson M. Freer acknowl- 

 edging the resolutions adopted by the board at the last meeting on 

 the death of his brother, Charles Lang Freer. 



RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO INCOME AND EXPENDITURE. 



Judge Gray, chairman of the executive committee, submitted the 

 following resolution, which was adopted: 



Resolved, That the income of the institution for the fiscal year ending June 

 30, 1922, be appropriated for the service of the institution, to be expended by 

 the secretary with the advice of the executive committee, with full discretion 

 on the part of the secretary as to items. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



The annual report of the executive committee, showing the finan- 

 cial condition of the institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1920, was submitted. 



After comments, on motion the report was accepted. 



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