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graphic arts in the United States National Museum and acting direc- 

 tor of the National Collection of Fine Arts, was also present. 



Three persons were nominated to succeed the late Col. George B. 

 McClellan, and the secretary was directed to correspond with them in 

 the order they were nominated to ascertain their willingness to serve 

 as a member of the Commission. 



The Commission recommended to the Board of Regents the re- 

 election of Mahonri M. Young, Charles L. Borie, Jr., Frederick P. 

 Keppel, and the nominee selected to fill Colonel McClellan's place. 



The following officers were reelected for the ensuing year : Charles 

 L. Borie, Jr., chairman; Frank Jewett Mather, Jr., vice chairman, 

 and Dr. Charles G. Abbot, secretary. 



The following were reelected members of the executive committee 

 for the ensuing year: Herbert Adams, Gilmore D. Clark, John E. 

 Lodge, Charles L. Borie, Jr. (ex officio), and Dr. Charles G. zibbot 

 (ex officio). 



The chairman brought to the attention of the Commission the 

 matter of the proposed prohibition of the use of sculptural bronze 

 for castings and, after discussion, resolutions were approved to be 

 sent to the Office of Production Management. 



THE CATHERINE WALDEN JITEll EUND 



Three miniatures, water color on ivory, were acquired from the 

 fund established through the bequest of the late Catherine Walden 

 Myer, as follows : 



25. "Portrait of G. D.," by an unknown artist; from Slicrman Reilley, New 

 Haven, Conn. 



2G, "Portrait of a Man," by an unknown artist; from Sherman Reilley, New 

 Haven, Conn. 



27. "Mr. Nichol," by John Wesley Jarvls (1780-18-10), .signed "Jarvis 1809 

 N York" ; from Mrs. Dora Lee Curtis, New York City. 



LOANS ACCEPTED 



Two miniatures, water color on ivory, "Roswell Slmrtleff (1773- 

 1861)" and "Anna Pope Slmrtleff (1812-1881)," daughter of Roswell 

 Shurtleff, by unlmown artists, were lent by Mrs. O. A. Mechlin, 

 through Miss Leila Mechlin. 



One miniature, water color on ivory, "Captain Frederick Augustus 

 Smith, U. S. A. (1812-?)," by Caroline Dorcas (Smith) Murdoch, 

 was lent by Miss Leila Mechlin. 



One miniature, water color on ivory, "Portrait of a Boy," by 

 Joseph Wood (ab. 1780-1830), was lent by Miss Sarah Lee. 



An oil painting, "The Right Honorable Winston Churchill," by 

 Hal Denton, presented to the President of the United States by the 



