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tion of snow steps for the ISIall entrance, the redecoration of j^allery 

 rooms for the exhibition of the Chester Dale collection, and addi- 

 tional air conditioning in the smoking room and the information 

 rooms on the main and ground floors. The National Gallery Cafeteria 

 has become so popular that it is somewhat congested during certain 

 hours of the day. It became evident that some acoustical treatment 

 of the ceiling should be undertaken, and this work, resulting in 

 great improvement in the noise condition in the cafeteria, was com- 

 pleted with funds supplied by The A. W. Mellon Educational and 

 Charitable Trust. It was also recommended that a revolving door 

 be installed to replace one of the heavy bronze doors at the Constitu- 

 tion Avenue entrance. Although funds were made available it was 

 not possible to proceed with this improvement because the materials 

 required were restricted by priority rulings. 



OTHER GIFTS 



During the year there were gifts to the Gallery of furnishings, 

 equipment, ornamental trees and plants, prints, films, and color 

 slides; also certain expenses were paid by others on behalf of the 

 Gallery, the donors being David K. E. Bruce, Frederick T. Bon- 

 ham, William R. Coe, David E. Finley, Samuel H. Kress, Donald 

 D. Shepard, Percy S. Strauss, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McGrew, Mrs. 

 Matthew John Whittall, Coordinator of Inter-American Attairs, 

 Propagating Gardens of the Department of the Interior, American 

 Red Cross, and The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable 

 Trust. Gifts of moneys were made to the Gallery during tlie year 

 by Paul Mellon, Chester Dale, Howard J. Heinz, Jr., and The A. W. 

 Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. 



AUDIT OF PRIVATE FUNDS OF THE GALLEKY 



An audit has been made of the private funds of the Gallery for 

 the year ended June 30, 1942, by Price, Waterhouse & Co., a nation- 

 ally known firm of public accountants, and the certificate of that 

 company on its examination of the accounting records maintained 

 for such funds has been submitted to the Gallery. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



David K. E. Bruce, President. 

 Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Sriiithsonian Institution, 



