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glazed and trays painted. Several cases iu tbe exhibition hall of this Department 

 have been painted, and ten mahogany table frames have heen made for the various 

 sections iu the Department of Arts and Industries. Trays have been repaired and la- 

 bel frames made for the Department of Botany. A large number of wooden blocks have 

 been ebonized, one book-case made, and one case altered iu some of its details. For the 

 Department of Lithology mahogany table frames have been made and wing frames 

 glazed. The old storm doors have been placed at the east entrance. The walls on 

 the stairway leading to the basement of the Smithsonian building have been painted. 

 The floor iu the ladies' retiring room has been repaired. The walls at the north en- 

 trance to the Smithsonian building have been painted. Cases have been painted and 

 glazed for the Department of Anatomy. The floor in one alcove case iu the Depart- 

 ment of Ethnology was lowered. Frames for maps were made. For the Department 

 of Engineering a case with sliding drawers has been made. Boxes for copper tanks 

 were made for the Department of Fishes. A base for a memorial stone transmitted 

 by the Washington Monument Commission was made. Iu the Department of Insects 

 a sky-light was made. The floor and wall cases in the Department of Metallurgy 

 were painted, and several shelves fitted. Frames for glass to cover models, and stor- 

 age cases for use in the south west pavilion were made. For the Department of Meso- 

 zoic Fossils several slope-top cases and frames were made and drawers fitted to the 

 cases. A number of blocks were ebonized for the Department of Minerals. The al- 

 teration of the old doors and hanging new doors to bird cases was attended to. A 

 large number of picture frames were painted and cleaned. Frames for maps were 

 made. Glass was put iu bird cases, and the inside and outside of the cases were 

 painted. For the Department of Paleozoic Fossils a number of shelves were painted. 



February. — The removal of the office of the curator of textiles from the third to the 

 second floor was completed, and the office of the curator of naval architecture was 

 removed from the second to the ground floor in the east tower. The removal and re- 

 arrangement of cases stored in the Armory building was completed. A wire fence to 

 inclose the large mineral masses on the west side of the Museum building was con- 

 structed. Two skylights were placed in the roof over the entomological laboratory. 

 Painting the walls and ceiling. iu the ladies' retiring room was begun. The re- ar- 

 rangement of the cases in the north and west halls has occupied a great deal of time. 

 The skeletons of whales, oue of which was returned from the Cincinnati Exposition, 

 have been hnng in the osteological hall. Other work accomplished this month is as 

 follows: Several shelves for wall cases were made, and two hundred and forty-seven 

 trays painted for use in the anthropological hall. Bases for the walrus and sea-lion 

 were made for the Department of Mammals. An iron bracket for the whale skeleton 

 in the Department of Comparative Anatomy was painted. For the Department of 

 Ethnology several screens and cases were painted. A base w r as made for the Japanese 

 Buddha, a slope base for Assyrian slabs, and one for totem posts were made. Glass 

 for label frames for the Engineer of Property was cut. A base for four ash screens 

 for the exhibition of a collection of busts was made. A wall case in the entomolog- 

 ical laboratory was constructed. Several screens to be placed at the entrance to 

 exhibition halls, and screens aud shelves to go behind and over radiators were made. 

 Glass was put in bird cases in the main hall of the Smithsonian building. Diaphragms 

 and strips were made and placed in door-screen cases, and a number of cases were 

 painted. For the Department of Paleozoic Fossils four boxes were made aud a desk 

 repainted. 



March. — During the early part of this month almost the entire force was required 

 to remain after the regular hours in order to complete the re-arrangement of cases in 

 the exhibition halls. On March 2, eight of the force were sworn in as special police- 

 men, this being thought advisable for the better protection of the collections during 

 the inauguration season. Several of the laborers, carpenters, aud painters were re- 

 quired to do duty as watchmen on this occasion. The arrangement of the Lorillard 

 collection of casts, recently removed to the Smithsonian building was begun. This 

 work occupied a considerable force of laborers for several days. In the Department 

 of Ethnology a base with high back to accommodate plaster casts was made. Sam- 

 ple drawers for unit cases were made. Label frames were made for the Department 

 of Botany, and a platform placod over the stairway in the south balcony. In the De- 

 partment of building stones a number of partitions were placed in paper boxes, and 

 a file case aud drawers made to hold them. The wall iu the north hall of the National 

 Museum was painted. The collection of Mexican casts was moved from the Museum 

 buildiugto the Smithsonian building. The interior of the long wall case in the south- 

 east range was painted, the wall case was glazed and label frames made. Locks were 

 put on cases and doors for the Department of Ethnology. Two sample unit drawers 

 were made and partitions put in drawers in the Executive Department. Stretchers 

 were made for some of the Washington relics. For the Department of Mariue Inver- 

 tebrates locks and keepers were put on a book-case. The cases in the hallway of the 

 northwest pavilion were painted. Locks were fitted to doors and cases in the De- 

 ment of Metallurgy. Piers and frames Were painted, and several cases glazed. A 



