SECRETARY’S REPORT he 
G. Wenley, David E. Finley, Eugene E. Speicher, Paul Manship. 
The following officers were reelected for the ensuing year: Chairman, 
Paul Manship; vice chairman, Robert Woods Bliss; secretary, 
Alexander Wetmore. 
The Board was advised that in an attempt to recover the Gellatly 
art collection from the Secretary in his status of a private individual, 
though acting as custodian under the Smithsonian Institution, Mrs. 
Charlayne Gellatly’s attorneys had filed action in the District Court 
of the United States for the District of Columbia on June 18, 1947. 
Under date of June 17, 1948, Judge J. McGuire rendered a decision 
that, in the opinion of the Court, there was no merit in Mrs. Gellatly’s 
claims, since it was found that there was a valid gift to the United 
States by the deceased, John Gellatly, before his death and before his 
marriage. On July 19, 1948, the attorney for Mrs. Gellatly filed notice 
of appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
of Columbia. Marvin C. Taylor, special attorney, Department of 
Justice, represented the Institution. 
On the evening of March 1, 1949, an informal meeting of the Board 
was held at dinner in the Main Hall of the Smithsonian Building, with 
the Chancellor, Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, presiding. At this 
meeting heads of the various activities under the Institution pre- 
sented statements relative to their work. These statements, with the 
ensuing discussion, provided a general view of the existing operations 
of the Smithsonian, particularly in the research field. 
FINANCES 
A statement on finances, dealing particularly with Smithsonian 
private funds, will be found in the report of the Executive Committee 
of the Board of Regents, page 143. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
Funds appropriated to the Institution for the fiscal year ended June 
30, 1949, totaled $2,259,000, allotted as follows: 
@eneraleadministra tions sae see ee ee ee ee $46, 794 
INationale@iuse ini fae ee ae eee ee ee eg 712, 560 
Buresawvof American hthuolopy ss 222 22225 2 eee ee 71, 996 
AstrophysicalObsernvatorye. sesso etek ot sete - caer 101, 590 
INationalaCollectionsoteliner Arts == eee ee ee ee eee 32, 543 
International Exchange Service=* 22 v. oul sas See be ee ole 68, 938 
Maintenance and-OperaviOn. 2.052) nee eee eo eo 764, 626 
Dervicerdivisions=seses see ee ee ee ee 274, 448 
INationaleAirsMiniscn mee ee ei ee ee ee ee eee 180, 285 
CanalkZoneybiolocicalwArca to 3 ins so = ee oe ee eee 4, 760 
Wnallottedses: -tee See Seek! Wha BEM NE esa A ee ae a Oe 460 
DLT C come 2 a ce ld Se pA ee rt eA Ne PE TR ea 2, 259, 000 
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