PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITH- 

 SONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 

 30, 1923 



ANNUAL MEETING, DECEMBER, 14, 1922 



Present : The Hon. Calvin Coolidge, Vice President of the United 

 States, chancellor, in the chair; Chief Justice William H. Taft; 

 Senator Henry Cabot Lodge ; Representative Frank L. Greene ; Rep- 

 resentative Albert Johnson; Mr. Charles F. Choate, jr.; Mr. John 

 B. Henderson; Mr. Henry White; Mr. Robert S. Brookings; and the 

 secretary, Dr. Charles D. Walcott. 



DEATH OF REGENTS 



The secretary announced the death, since the last annual meeting, 

 of Representative John A. Elston. 

 On motion of Mr. Johnson, the following resolution was adopted : 



Whereas the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution having learned 

 of the death, in December, 1921, of the Honorable John A. Elston, a Member 

 of the House of Representatives, and a regent of the Institution since January 

 9, 1920: Therefore be it 



Resolved, That the board desire here to record their sorrow at the loss of a 

 colleague whose untimely death terminated a career filled with promise, and 

 whose interest in the affairs of the Institution made him a valued member of 

 the board. 



The secretary also announced the death of the Hon. Lemuel P. 

 Padgett, who had been reappointed a regent by the Speaker of the 

 House of Representatives on January 4, 1922. 



On motion of Mr. Greene, the following resolution was adopted : 



Whereas the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution having learned 

 of the death, on August 2, 1922, of the Honorable Lemuel P. Padgett, a Mem- 

 ber of the House of Representatives, and a regent of the Institution since 

 December 15, 1917 : Therefore be it 



Resolved, That the board here place on record their deep sense of loss at 

 the passing away of their associate, whose career as citizen and statesman 

 was distinguished by lofty purpose and fulfillment, and whose wise counsel in 

 the deliberations of the board will be greatly missed. 



DEATH OF FORMER REGENT 



The secretary stated that Dr. A. Graham Bell attended the last 

 annual meeting of the board, although not in robust health; that 

 his fourth term as a regent expired on February 20, 1922, thus 

 completing 24 years of service; and that he had decided not to 



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