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Salvatore Arbib through the American consul at Venice, Mr. B. 

 Harvey Carroll, jr. Two bronze vases presented by the Government 

 of Japan in 1884 to Commander John B. Bernadou, United States 

 Navy, reached the Museum through bequest of his widow. Among 

 loans were period china and Dresden groups and Japanese and Chi- 

 nese ivory carvings. 



To the division of graphic arts came woodcut blocks and progres- 

 sive proofs from them, the work of Gustave Baumann; specimens 

 of intaglio color printing from Miss Gabrielle De V. Clements ; illus- 

 trations of the new process " brulegravure," from the inventor, Mr. 

 John Williams Robbins, and an akrograph portrait made by Lord 

 Kelvin. 



The historical relics included a flag flying on the Zeppelin L-lfi at 

 the time of its capture at Bourbonne les Bains, France, October 17, 

 1917, by Lieut. Lefevre, of the French Army, which reached the 

 Museum by transfer from the United States Marine Corps, through 

 Maj. Gen. George Barnett, commandant. This was accompanied by 

 small fragments of the gas bag and of the outer envelope of the L-Jf9. 

 Another trophy, received through President Wilson, was the Ameri- 

 can flag made at Islay House, Islaj', Scotland, for use at the funerals 

 of American soldiers lost with the transport Tuscania, February 5, 

 1918. 



The original note written by Gen. U. S. Grant to Lieut. Gen. 

 Simon B. Buckner, Confederate States Army, demanding the un- 

 conditional surrender of Fort Donelson, was contributed by Mrs. 

 Glenn Ford McKinney, and a large collection of relics pertaining to 

 Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, United States Army, including a 

 number of swords, came as a gift from his son, Hon. George B. 

 McClellan. 



Among other historical relics received were a gold watch owned 

 by Maj. Gen. C. C. Washburn; uniform chapeaux, epaulets, military 

 insignia, and uniform buttons worn by Col. John X. Macomb, 

 United States Army; a uniform coat of Gen. Samuel Jones, Con- 

 federate States Army ; a fragment of the Confederate military bal- 

 loon made in Richmond, Va., of silk dresses; relics of the War of 

 1812-1815, the War with Mexico, and the Civil War, brought together 

 by Bvt. Maj. Gen. Edward D. Townsend, United States Army; a 

 sword carried by Col. William Dudley during the War of 1812-1815 ; 

 and a snuffbox given by Rear Admiral Charles Stewart, United 

 States Navy, to Coxswain William C. Parsons, who in turn pre- 

 sented it to Rear Admiral George H. Preble, United States Navy. 

 The naval service was further represented by relics relating to Ad- 

 miral David G. Farragut, from the estate of his son Loyall Farra- 

 gut, augmenting the large collection received a year ago. A sword 

 and pair of flintlock pistols owned by Brig. Gen. Daniel Roberdeau 



