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MCMIV," by J. Scott Hartley. The further contributions Avere as 

 follows: "Wooded Landscape," oil painting, by Samuel Isham, 

 received from the estate of the artist in accordance with his wish; 

 "Fisher Gii'l of Picardy," oil painting, by Elizabeth Nourse, pre- 

 sented by Mrs. Elizabeth C. Pilling, of Washington, in memory of 

 her husband, the late John Walter Pilling ; " Full Moon," a land- 

 scape at Limache, Chile, oil painting, by Alfredo Ilelsby, presented 

 by the Embassy of Chile at Washington ; the original plaster model 

 of the bronze equestrian statue of Lafayette, by Paul Bartlett, 

 erected in the Square of the Louvre, Paris, France, in 1900, as a testi- 

 monial from the school children of the United States, presented by 

 the artist; a bronze bust, heroic size, of Viscount Bryce, formerly 

 ambassador of Great Britain to the United States, by Henry Hudson 

 Kitson, presented by the artist; a full-length statue of the goddess 

 Sappho, in white marble, typifying the Muse of Poetry, modeled be- 

 tween 1865 and 1870 by Vinnie Ream Hoxie and presented by Brig. 

 Gen. Richard L. Hoxie, United States Army (retired) ; and the origi- 

 nal plaster cast of the statue of The Falling Gladiator, by William 

 Rimmer, presented by his daughter. Miss Caroline Hunt Rimmer. 



The loans to the Gallery aggregated 121 paintings, 2 bronzes, and 2 

 plaster casts, received from 14 sources. Included in the paintings 

 were 27 portraits by 23 artists, forming a special loan exhibition on 

 behalf of The National Association of Portrait Painters, which was 

 held from March 6 to April 7, 1915, a special view by invitation being 

 given on the first evening. This exhibition, like the corresponding 

 one of the year before, was especially noteworthy. 



MEETINGS, CONGRESSES, AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. 



The facilities afforded by the new building for meetings, lectures, 

 and congresses were extensively utilized. The Washington Society of 

 the Fine Arts continued its lecture courses, which, as customary, were 

 divided into three series, one being on " The art of to-day," another 

 on " The decorative arts," and the third on " The romantic period of 

 music." Seven interesting lectures on various scientific subjects were 

 given, five under the auspices of the Washington Academy of 

 Sciences, and two under the joint auspices of the same organization 

 and the Biological Society of Washington. The Washington Society 

 of the Archaeological Institute of America provided two lectures, as 

 did also the Audubon Society of the District of Columbia. 



The National Academy of Sciences during its regular annual 

 meeting in April used the auditorium for its public sessions, which 

 included two lectures under the William Ellery Hale foundation, and 

 also held a conversazione in the picture gallery and rotunda. The 

 annual meeting of The American Fisheries Society took place in Sep- 



