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The acknowledgment duly prepared and forwarded is as follows, 



January 6, 1930. 

 Deak Mr. Gellatly : At the annual meeting of the National Gallery of Art 

 Commission, hekl at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., on the 

 10th day of December, 1920, the following resolutions were unanimously 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the deep and appreciative thanks of this commission be, and 

 they hereby are, extended to Mr. John Gellatly, of New York City, for his 

 generous action in donating to the National Gallery of Art the fine and valu- 

 able art collection which, during a long term of j-ears, he has assembled with 

 so much pains and care, and with such rare discrimination and artistic taste. 



Resolved, That this collection constitutes an important addition to the Na- 

 tional Gallery of Art ; that it will for all time to come be an outstanding 

 feature of this Institution ; and that it represents a great national asset in the 

 development of the art of our country. 



Resolved, That these resolutions be spread in full upon the minutes of this 

 meeting, as a lasting tribute to the generosity of the donor, and that a copy 

 thereof be transmitted to Mr. Gellatly with assurance of the warm regard and 

 sincere appreciation of the members of the National Gallery of Art Commis- 

 sion, and with their cordial good wishes for his future health and happiness. 

 Sincerely yours. 



(Signed) Charles G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 

 (Signed) Gari Melchers, 



Chairman, National Gallery of Art Commission. 

 Mr. John Gellatly, 



New York City. 



The Ranger exhibit was very fully discussed. It was the sense 

 of the meeting that members of the commission should make 

 their inspection of the exhibit entirely as individuals and that 

 each member should give his personal expression of opinion in 

 regard to the selections jDroper to be added to the National Gal- 

 lery. It was also decided that these votes should be regarded as 

 strictly confidential. The following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That the commission extend to the Council of the National Acad- 

 emy of Design an invitation as a body to view the Hanger exhibit. 



Mr. Moore brought up the matter, which had been referred to pre- 

 viously, of providing a fund for the encouragement and support of 

 young artists until they had " arrived." He had not been successful 

 in getting one of the large philanthropical organizations to arrange 

 for this as yet, but he was glad to say that such provision had been 

 incorporated in the will of a public-spirited citizen to become oper- 

 ative upon his death. 



EVENTS OF THE YEAR 



Among the more noteworthy events of the year was the assemblage 

 in Washington and exhibition in the gallery of the group of paintings 

 purchased by the Council of the National Academy of Design in 



