SECRETARY'S REPORT 37 
OTHER GIFTS 
Gifts of books on art and related material were made to the Gallery 
library during the year by Paul Mellon and others. A sum of money 
was given by an anonymous donor to enlarge a previously established 
fund, the income from which will be available for the acquisition of 
works of art by American artists, and for prizes and awards to 
American artists. 
AUDIT OF PRIVATE FUNDS OF THE GALLERY 
An audit has been made of the private funds of the Gallery for the 
fiscal year ended June 30, 1948, by Price, Waterhouse & Co., public 
accountants, and the certificate of that company on its examination of 
the accounting records maintained for such funds will be forwarded 
to the Gallery. 
Respectfully submitted. 
Hountinetron Carrns, 
Secretary. 
THe SECRETARY, 
Smithsonian Institution. 
