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" Belgium and the Belgians," with lantern slides, by Prof. James H. 

 Gore; on November 20, a lecture on "Roumania," by George Julian 

 Zolnay, illustrated with native music and by lantern slides; and on 

 December 4, Prof. Amandus Johnson lectured on " Scandinavia," 

 •which was also illustrated by lantern slides. The Federal Photo- 

 graphic Societjr occupied the auditorium on Jury 9 and 10 with an 

 exhibition of motion pictures by Prizma, Incorporated. 



A " war meeting " of the xVmerican Public Health Association was 

 held in the auditorium on October 18, 19, and 20, at which, in addition 

 to addresses by Surg. Gens. Gorgas and Braisted and section confer- 

 ences on health problems and opportunities of the war, other impor- 

 tant papers on the war were read, some of which were illustrated 

 with lantern slides, On the evening of October 18, a reception was 

 given in the natural history building in honor of the members and 

 guests of the association, on which occasion the first floor, including 

 the art gallery and rotunda, was opened, and during the evening a 

 section of the United States Marine Band was present. 



The use of the auditorium was granted to the Medical Society of 

 the District of Columbia for exercises to commemorate the centennial 

 anniversary of the society. These were held during the afternoon of 

 October 17, and four important addresses were delivered, which have 

 since been collected into a commemorative volume. 



As in other years, the auditorium was gladly placed at the disposal 

 of the various departments for gatherings of scientific or technical 

 interest. Conspicuous among these was its use on September 5 and 

 6 for a live-stock conference called by the Secretary of Agriculture 

 and the Food Administrator to formulate plans for the production 

 and conservation of the live-stock industry of the United States. 

 The program included introductory remarks by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture and the Food Administrator, also, addresses on " Finan- 

 cing," by W. P. G. Harding, governor of the Federal Eeserve Board, 

 and Herbert Quick, member of the Farm Loan Board, and on 

 "Transportation," by Daniel Willard, chairman of the Transporta- 

 tion and Communication Advisory Commission, Council of National 

 Defense. The remaining sections of the program included papers 

 on the " Redistribution of live stock," " Increase in the production 

 of live stock," " Marketing live stock," and " Emergency control of 

 meats and dairy products under the direction of the Food Ad- 

 ministrator." 



A similar conference, but in the interest of fall wheat and rye 

 planting, also called by the Secretary of Agriculture, was held in 

 one of the committee rooms on August 15. 



Among other meetings held under the auspices of the bureaus 

 of the Department of Agriculture was the Eighth Annual Confer- 

 ence of States Agents on Home Demonstration Work in the South, 



