54 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1959 
hibited in the Natural History Building. He was recognized by co- 
workers as one of the foremost skilled artisans and modelers of 
naturally posed mammals and gained an enviable reputation for the 
excellence of his work. 
Dr. Egbert H. Walker, associate curator in the division of phanero- 
gams, retired on June 30, 1959. Dr. Walker, who was appointed to 
the Smithsonian staff on July 2, 1928, has specialized in the taxonomy 
and pertinent bibliography of eastern Asiatic flowering plants. He 
plans to continue, under the aegis of the American Institute of Biolog- 
ical Sciences, his preparation of a supplement to Merrill and Wal- 
ker’s “Bibliography of Eastern Asiatic Botany” (1988). 
Clarence R. Shoemaker, who was appointed research associate fol- 
lowing his retirement on March 30, 1944, as assistant curator of marine 
invertebrates after having served more than 34 years as an employee 
of the Institution, died on December 28, 1958, in Washington, D.C. 
Mr. Shoemaker was a recognized amphipod specialist. 
Dr. Frederick L. Lewton, research associate who retired on June 
30, 1946, as curator of arts and industries after 44 years of service 
in the U.S. National Museum, died on February 21, 1959, at Winter 
Park, Fla. 
Dr. John B. Reeside, Jr., research associate in invertebrate paleon- 
tology since June 19, 1944, died in Hyattsville, Md., on July 2, 1958. 
Dr. Reeside has also served for 17 years as chief of the paleontology 
and stratigraphy branch of the U.S. Geological Survey. 
Paul A. Straub, research associate in numismatics since July 6, 
1955, died at Summit, N.J., on December 9, 1958. Mr. Straub donated 
to the division of numismatics over 5,000 gold and silver coins repre- 
senting a span of 400 years. Because of the many outstanding rari- 
ties included in the collection, these coins as a whole are priceless 
and, in addition, enable the Smithsonian Institution to display to 
its visitors the largest exhibit of gold coins in the world. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Remineton Kenxoce, Dérector. 
Dr. LronarpD CARMICHAEL, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
