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  ANNUAL 
  REPORT 
  SMITHSONIAN 
  INSTITUTION, 
  1922. 
  

  

  ests. 
  Although 
  the 
  combination 
  of 
  interests 
  suggested 
  would 
  make 
  

   a 
  very 
  large 
  organization, 
  there 
  is 
  nothing 
  new 
  or 
  radical 
  in 
  the 
  pro- 
  

   posed 
  move; 
  it 
  is 
  simply 
  an 
  attempt 
  to 
  harmonize 
  numerous 
  plans 
  

   and 
  suggestions, 
  all 
  of 
  which 
  aim 
  to 
  supply 
  aids 
  to 
  investigators 
  

   and 
  students 
  in 
  the 
  at 
  present 
  difficult 
  task 
  of 
  finding 
  the 
  published 
  

   records 
  of 
  what 
  has 
  been 
  done 
  in 
  the 
  various 
  fields 
  of 
  research. 
  

  

  The 
  need 
  of 
  prompt 
  and 
  reliable 
  aid 
  is 
  keenly 
  apparent, 
  and 
  while 
  

   in 
  some 
  subjects 
  satisfactory 
  aids 
  are 
  available 
  in 
  others 
  they 
  do 
  

   not 
  exist. 
  

  

  It 
  now 
  appears 
  that 
  the 
  organization 
  of 
  the 
  International 
  Cata- 
  

   logue 
  of 
  Scientific 
  Literature 
  may 
  be 
  kept 
  in 
  working 
  condition, 
  

   although 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  yet 
  possible 
  to 
  resume 
  publication 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  

   financial 
  conditions. 
  Pending 
  the 
  resumption 
  of 
  publication 
  it 
  is 
  

   felt 
  that 
  through 
  the 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  regional 
  agencies 
  much 
  con- 
  

   structive 
  work 
  may 
  be 
  done 
  by 
  using 
  their 
  influence 
  and 
  efforts 
  in 
  

   bringing 
  about 
  cooperation 
  among 
  similar 
  organizations 
  dealing 
  with 
  

   any 
  of 
  the 
  subjects 
  embraced 
  within 
  the 
  scope 
  of 
  the 
  International 
  

   Catalogue. 
  

  

  NECROLOGY. 
  ' 
  

  

  JOHN 
  A. 
  ELSTON. 
  

  

  John 
  A. 
  Elston, 
  Representative 
  in 
  the 
  Congress 
  from 
  California 
  

   and 
  Regent 
  of 
  the 
  Smithsonian 
  Institution 
  since 
  January 
  9, 
  1920, 
  

   died 
  in 
  December, 
  1921. 
  Although 
  a 
  member 
  of 
  the 
  Board 
  of 
  

   Regents 
  for 
  such 
  a 
  brief 
  period, 
  Mr. 
  Elston 
  took 
  a 
  real 
  and 
  active 
  

   interest 
  in 
  the 
  affairs 
  of 
  the 
  Institution. 
  

  

  JOSEPH 
  B. 
  LEAVT. 
  

  

  Joseph 
  B. 
  Leavy, 
  philatelist 
  in 
  the 
  National 
  Museum 
  since 
  1913, 
  

   died 
  July 
  25, 
  1921, 
  after 
  a 
  lingering 
  illness. 
  Mr. 
  Leavy 
  was 
  edu- 
  

   cated 
  at 
  Columbia 
  University, 
  and 
  later 
  entered 
  into 
  business, 
  in 
  

   which 
  he 
  continued 
  for 
  several 
  years. 
  He 
  served 
  in 
  the 
  Army 
  during 
  

   the 
  Spanish 
  War. 
  

  

  To 
  him 
  is 
  due 
  the 
  credit 
  for 
  the 
  excellent 
  installation 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  

   collection 
  of 
  stamps 
  in 
  the 
  Museum, 
  which 
  includes 
  specimens 
  of 
  all 
  

   new 
  issues 
  sent 
  to 
  the 
  Post 
  Office 
  Department 
  from 
  various 
  foreign 
  

   Governments. 
  

  

  JAMES 
  MOONET. 
  

  

  James 
  Mooney, 
  ethnologist 
  in 
  the 
  Bureau 
  of 
  American 
  Ethnology, 
  

   died 
  on 
  December 
  22, 
  1921. 
  Mr. 
  Mooney 
  was 
  born 
  in 
  Indiana 
  in 
  

   1861, 
  and 
  became 
  associated 
  with 
  the 
  bureau 
  in 
  1885, 
  shortly 
  after 
  

   its 
  organization 
  by 
  Major 
  Powell. 
  He 
  remained 
  a 
  member 
  of 
  the 
  

   staff 
  from 
  that 
  time 
  until 
  his 
  death. 
  

  

  