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voted to an illustrated lecture on the " Development of wheat produc- 

 tion in the United States," by Mark Carleton. The morning of Au- 

 gust 29 was given over to an address on " Meat, the world's situation 

 and the remedies," by E. C. Lasater, and " Milk needs of the Nation, 

 possible solutions," by B. H. Rawl ; while the evening was occupied 

 with a lecture on " Fat needs in human nutrition," by E. V. McCol- 

 lum. On August 30, there were addresses on " Transportation prob- 

 lems in relation to the use of local food supply," by Mr. Powell, and 

 " Sugar : The world's need," by Carl L. Alsberg, and a lecture by 

 Dr. Graham Lusk on " What to eat in war time." 



The Bureau of Commercial Economics was granted permission to 

 use the auditorium for the showing of some motion pictures of the 

 Great War to Army officers on the evening of October 2. It was also 

 used by the same bureau for a similar purpose on November 15, and 

 again on November 21, when a series of Italian military views were 

 exhibited for the benefit of the National Council of Defense. 



In addition to the foregoing, the Potato Association of America 

 received permission to hold its annual meeting in the auditorium on 

 November 9 and 10. Sessions were held during the morning, the 

 afternoon, and the evening. 



Mention must also be made of the use of the auditorium by Mrs. 

 Archibald Hopkins, for an assembly of ladies who met to discuss 

 philanthropic measures. On October 12 the Women's Liberty Loan 

 Committee convened in the auditorium and the sale of the second 

 Liberty Loan bonds was discussed by Mrs. Karl Kellerman, who 

 presided, Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton, and Mrs. Antoinette Funk. 

 The District of Columbia Chapter of the American Red Cross 

 gathered in the auditorium on the evening of November 8 to listen 

 to an illustrated address by W. E. Longfellow on the use of soldiers' 

 first aid packet, land and water life saving, self-defense, etc. 



An interesting meeting was held in the auditorium by the National 

 Council of Women, who met on December 10. The program included 

 a motion picture entitled "Mothers of France, " as well as several 

 addresses, and vocal selections with accompaniments on the piano. 

 This organization also met on the evening of December 11, when, 

 besides musical selections, there were addresses by Lord Eustace 

 Percy of England, Lieut. Col. Edouard de Billy of France, Hon. 

 William H. Taft, and Secretary McAdoo. 



The Smithsonian Auxiliary of the District of Columbia Chapter 

 of the Eed Cross Society held four business meetings in one of the 

 smaller committee rooms of the natural history building and three 

 larger meetings in the auditorium. 



In addition to the reception previously mentioned, under the aus- 

 pices of the American Public Health Association, there was given 

 in the natural history building a reception by Secretary Walcott on 



