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remarks, after which Mr. Newton offered the following resolutions, 

 which were adopted : 



Whereas the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution having' learned 

 of the death, on November 30, 1927, of Charles Francis Choate, jr., a distin- 

 guished leader of the Boston bar for many years, and a Regent of this Institu- 

 tion since February 24, 1908 : Therefore be It 



Resolved, That the board desire here to record an expression of their pro- 

 found sorrow at the passing away of a friend whose splendid qualities endeared 

 him to his associates on the board, and of a colleague who was ever ready to 

 devote his best efforts in advancing the interests and prestige of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, whose past was to him a source of pride and in whose future 

 he had unbounded faith. 



Resolved, That a copy of the.se resolutions be transmitti^d by the acting sL^cre- 

 tary to the family of Mr. Choate. 



Mr. Delano submitted the following customary resolution, which 

 was adopted: 



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

 30, 1929, be appropriated for the service of the Institution, to be expended by 

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

 on the part of the secretary as to items. 



Regarding the bequest to the Institution of the late Secretary 

 Walcott the following resolutions were adopted : 



Whereas the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution having been 

 informed of the bequest to the Institution by its late secretary, Charles D. 

 Walcott, of $50,000, subject to a life interest of his daughter, Helen B. Walcott 

 (now Helen Walcott Younger), said bequest on her decease to be transferred 

 in its entirety to th? Charles D. and Mary Vaux Walcott research furnl and 

 become a part thereof, and be treated in the same manner as the original dona- 

 tion to that fund ; and 



Whereas it is also inovided by the said testator that if at any time before 

 or after the death of said daughter, Helen Walcott Younger, the Smithsonian 

 Institution shall have been placed under the control of any executive department 

 or branch of the Federal Government, the said bequest of $50,000, both principal 

 and any interest that may have accrued at the time of such transfer, shall then 

 be paid to the George Washington University, of Washington, D. C. : There- 

 fore be it 



Resolved, That the board hereby unqualifiedly accepts the said bequest, 

 together with all the conditions imposed therein, with an expression of its 

 grateful appreciation of the late secretary's generosity. 



The acting secretary submitted the annual report of the executive 

 committee showing the financial condition o>f the Institution for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, which, on motion, was received. 



The annual report of the National Gallery of Art Commission was 

 presented, and, on motion, the following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That the Board of Regents hereby approves the recommendation of 

 the National Gallery of Art Commission that James E. Fraser, J. H. Gest, F. J. 

 Mather, jr., and E. C. Tarbell be reelected as members of the commission for the 

 ensuing term of four years, their present terms having expired. 



The acting secretary then presented a special report on a number of 

 important matters, including the endowment movement, the Smith- 



