132 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. 



ship for the study of the fauna of countries other than the United 

 States. This estate can not be finally settled for some time, but the 

 executors are prepared to transfer to the institution securities to 

 the value of $45,000 at the tax appraiser's valuation. 



The secretary read a list of the securities comprising the amount 

 to be turned over to the institution. 



SPECIAL MEETING, MAY 27, 1921. 



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



Present : The Hon. Calvin Coolidge, Vice President of the United 

 States; Senator Henry Cabot Lodge; Senator Medill McCormick; 

 Senator A. Owsley Stanley ; Representative Lemuel P. Padgett ; Rep- 

 resentative Frank L. Greene; Representative John A. Elston; Dr. 

 A. Graham Bell; the Hon. George Gray; Mr. John B. Henderson; 

 and the secretary, % Mr. Charles D. Walcott. 



CALL FOR THE MEETING. 



The secretary explained that under the organizing act, special 

 meetings should be held if requested by three regents, and that the 

 present meeting had been called at the request of Senator Lodge. 

 Judge Gray, and Dr. Bell. 



ELECTION OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. 



On motion of Senator Lodge, Judge Gray was elected as tempo- 

 rary chairman and assumed the chair. 



MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING. 



The secretary stated that the minutes of the annual meeting held 

 December 9, 1920, had been supplied to the regents, and that a 

 majority had indicated their approval. 



On motion of Senator Lodge, the minutes were approved. 



APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS. 



The secretary said that under the act organizing the institution, 

 the Vice President of the United States became a regent ex officio, 

 and that by virtue of his election to that office, the Hon. Calvin 

 Coolidge was now a regent. 



The secretary also announced that under date of January 5, 1921, 

 the Hon. A. Owsley Stanley, Senator from Kentucky, had been 

 appointed a recent by Vice President Marshall. 



