PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE FISCAL 



YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1928 



ANNUAL MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1927 



Present: Cliief Justice William H. Taft, chancellor, in the chair; 

 Senator Reed Smoot, Senator Woodbridge N. Ferris, Senator Joseph 

 T. Robinson, Representative Albert Johnson, Representative R. 

 Walton Moore, Representative AValter H. Newton, Mr. Frederic A. 

 Delano, and the acting secretarj'^. Dr. Charles G. Abbot. 



Dr. Alexander Wetmore, assistant secretary, was also present. 



The first business was the presentation of the Langley medal to 



Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. The presentation was made on behalf of 



the board by Chief Justice William H. Taft, chancellor, and in 



accepting the medal Colonel Lindbergh expressed his appreciation 



and stated that the Spirit of St. Louis w^ould later be offered to the 



\ Institution for permanent exhibition. A full account of the presenta- 



' tion is given in the annual report of the secretary. 



The acting secretary announced the death of Mr. Henry White, 

 and Mr. Johnson submitted the following resolutions, wdiich were 

 , adopted: 



\ Whereas the Board of Regents of the Suiithsoiiian Institution, having learned 

 of the death on July 15, 1927, of the Hun. Henry White, a meniher of the board 

 for over 10 years, and latterly the chairman of its executive committee : There- 

 fore be it . 



Resolved, That the board here record an expression of their very sincere 

 regret at the passing away of their colleagTie, whose demise is at once a heavy 

 loss to the Institution and a personal sorrow to the members of the board. 

 Mr. White's distinguished career as a diplomat, which is too well known to be 

 recited here, well litted him for his duties as a Regent, and his ripc'ned judgment 

 and keen interest in the affairs of the Institution will be greatly missed. 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted by the acting secre- 

 tary to the family of Mr. White. 



The acting secretary then announced the death of Mr. Charles F. 

 Choate, jr., and stated that on behalf of the Board of Regents he 

 had attended the funeral services at Southboro, Mass. 



The chancellor spoke briefly of the high esteem in which Mr. 

 Choate was held by the bar, and of the great clearness and fine finish 

 of his arguments before the court. Mr. Moore also made eulogistic 



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