United States National Museum, 

 Under Direction oe the Smithsonian Institution, 



Washington, D. C, October 31, 1918. 

 Sir : Owing to the death, on July 16, 1918, of Mr. Richard Rath- 

 bun, assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in charge of 

 the National Museum, the duty devolves on me of submitting here- 

 with a report upon the present condition of the United States 

 National Museum and upon the work accomplished in its various 

 departments during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. 

 Very respectfully, 



W. deC. Ravenel, 

 Administrative Assistant, 

 United States National Museum. 

 Dr. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



