1958 
January 2. 
February 5. 
February 6. 
March 3-4 
March 24— 
April 18. 
March 27- 
April 4. 
March 31- 
April 4. 
March 29- 
April 3. 
April 17-18. 
April 28-30. 
April 28-29. 
May 17. 
June 16-21. 
SECRETARY'S REPORT 123 
Miss Elisabeth West and Mr. Gettens, in Baltimore, ex- 
amined 2 European oil paintings and 1 Etruscan bronze 
pitcher at the Walters Art Gallery; they then attended 
the exhibition of Near Eastern Bookbindings at the 
Baltimore Museum of Art. 
Mr. Stern attended the opening of the Korean Exhibition 
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 
Mr. Gettens, in New York, called at Brookhaven National 
Laboratory. Upton, LI. to discuss technical matters 
with members of their staff 
Mr. Wenley and Dr. Pope, in Cleveland, Ohio, attended the 
official opening of the new wing of the Cleveland Museum 
of Art. 
Mr. Gettens visited the Brookhaven National Laboratory, 
Upton. L. 1.. where he acted as research collaborator 
in the department of chemistry with Dr. E. V. Sayre, 
working on spectrochemical analvsis of specimens of 
glass from the Ray Winfield Smith Collection, as well as 
on specimens from early Chinese bronzes in the Freer 
Collection. 
Mr. Stern, in New York. attended the official opening of 
the Hauge Collection at China House and examined 22 
objects of Far Eastern art at dealers 
Mr. Wenley, in New York, attended meetings of the 
American Oriental Society, including meetings of the 
Executive Committee. where he presented the annual 
report of the Louise Wallace Hackney Scholarship 
Committee Also attended meetings of the Association 
of Asian Studies. Examined 31 various Far Eastern 
objects belonging to five different dealers. 
Dr. Pope in New York, attended meetings of the American 
Oriental Society. 
Mr. Wenley, in Ann Arbor, Mich., attended the opening 
of an exhibition of Mexican Art from Pre-Columbian to 
Modern Times. 
Mrs. Lnor O West, in New York, attended meetings of 
Museum Store Managers at the Metropolitan Museum 
of Art and the Brooklyn Museum. 
Mr. Wenley. in Winterthur. Del., attended meetings of the 
Association of Art Museum Directors. 
Mr. Wenley and Dr. Pope, in Boston, attended the meeting 
of the Council of the Far Eastern Ceramic Group, and the 
general meeting of the society; Dr. Pope presided at 
both meetings. Later, they went to the home of Paul 
Bernat, where they examined approximately 90 Far 
Eastern objects. 
Dr. Ettinghausen, in New York, visited the Metropolitan 
Museum of Art. where he examined 8 Near Eastern 
carpet fragments; the American Numismatic Society, 
where he examined 40 Mesopotamian copper coins; and 
four dealers, where he examined 227 miscellaneous Near 
Eastern objects. 
