140 ANNUAL, REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1923 



erected when funds from gifts or bequests are in the possession of the said 

 Regents, in sections or completely, on the north side of the Mall between the 

 Natural History Building, United States National Museum, and Seventh Street, 

 leaving a space between it and the latter of not less than one hundred feet 

 and a space of not less than one hundred feet between it and Seventh Street, 

 with its south front on a line with the south front of the said Natural History 

 Building. 



The secretary added that it was his hope that the more progressive 

 American people would become interested in the development of the 

 National Gallery of Art and the history collections and in the pro- 

 vision of a suitable building to be erected on the site granted by 

 Congress. 



HAMILTON FUND 



The secretary stated that on January 23, 1895, the Board of 

 Regents adopted a resolution increasing the Hamilton fund from 

 $1,000 to $2,000 by the addition of accrued interest. He explained 

 that the increased fund yielded only a small income, and that it was 

 difficult to secure the services of suitable persons to give lectures 

 worth publishing, and also that there was another $1,000 in accrued 

 interest, and he recommended that the fund be increased from $2,000 

 to $3,000 by the addition of this sum. 



Senator Lodge offered the following resolution, which was 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That the secretary be authorized to increase the Hamilton fund 

 from two thousand to three thousand dollars by the addition of accrued 

 interest. 



Other matters of interest and importance to the Institution were 

 considered and acted upon. 



PROPOSED MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE 



Senator Lodge brought before the board a letter from Mr. Horace 

 W. Peaslee, chairman of the Architects' Advisory Council, on the 

 subject of a proposed museum where examples of the best archi- 

 tectural work of past generations could be preserved and urging that 

 the Smithsonian Institution should provide for such exhibits. 



The secretary said that the matter had already been brought to 

 his attention but that the lack of funds would preclude any extended 

 arrangement at present. 



After some discussion, Senator Lodge offered the following resolu- 

 tion, which was adopted : 



Resolved, That the matter of the proposed museum of architecture be re- 

 ferred to the National Gallery of Art Commission for consideration and recom- 

 mendation at the annual meeting of the Board of Regents to be held December 

 13, 1923. 



