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A recent report from the executor shows that the estate is being 

 settled as rapidly as possible. 



Avery hequest. — Since the last meeting an offer of $5,335 net has 

 been received for an unimproved lot on East Capitol Street, and 

 has been accepted. 



On motion, the report was adopted. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The secretary presented his annual report on the operations of 

 the Institution for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912. 



He stated, in relation to the publications issued by the Institution, 

 that since the last annual meeting of the Kegents there had been 

 printed by the Institution and its branches a total of 161 publica- 

 tions, aggregating about 7,000 pages of text and 650 plates of illus- 

 trations. Of this aggregate 90 volumes and pamphlets (2,369 pages 

 and 193 plates) pertained to the Institution proper; 68 volumes and 

 pamphlets (3,500 pages and 397 plates) related directly to the work 

 of the National Museum; and 3 volumes (1,041 pages and 68 plates) 

 were descriptive of investigations by the Bureau of American 

 Ethnology. The total number of copies of all publications dis- 

 tributed during the year was about 180,000. 



On motion, the report was accepted. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE LANGLEY MEMORIAL TABLET. 



Senator Lodge, chairman of the committee, submitted the follow- 

 ing report : 



" Your committee on the Langley memorial tablet begs to report 

 that Mr. John Flanagan's design, which was accepted by the board 

 at the annual meeting on December 14, 1911, has been cast in bronze, 

 and is now in the place selected for it, the north vestibule of the 

 Smithsonian building." 



In this connection the secretary read the following letter: 



December 10, 1912. 

 Hon. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary Smithsonian Institution. 



Dear Dr. Walcott : I have the pleasure of informing you that the Aero Club 

 of Washington expects to celebrate Langley Day on Tuesday, May 6, 1913, by 

 holding an aviation meet on the Potomac River front, probably at the Wash- 

 ington Barracks, and will be pleased to have the Smithsonian Institution 

 participate in that event and any functions which may be associated with it. 



The Army and Navy aviators and various wealthy aero clubmen at large, 

 who own and operate land and water aeroplanes, have expressed their wish to 

 fly on that occasion. 



Invitations to the meet will be sent to the officers (and their wives) of the 

 Aero Club of America and to the presidents of the 20 or more affiliated clubs, 

 in addition to the usual Washington list, comprising representatives of the 

 official and social life of the city. 



