Director’s Report for 1913 
THE retirement of Dr. William T. Brigham as Director of the 
Bishop Museum, foreshadowed in his annual report for 1917, took 
place at the beginning of the present year. By vote of the Trustees, 
he was given leave of absence for the year 1918, and appointed 
Director Emeritus and Curator of Anthropology beginning with the 
year 1919. 
Dr. Brigham’s retirement as the active head of the museum after 
nearly 30 years of service is regarded with regret by those under 
his direction, as they appreciated the helpful interest he displayed 
in their work. The advantages of his many accomplishments and 
wide experience, he was always ready to share with his assistants, 
while his courtesy and consideration are among the characteristics 
that have endeared him to them. It is a matter of great satisfaction, 
however, to those formerly under Dr. Brigham’s charge, that his 
valuable services have been recognized by the Trustees with the 
title of “Director Emeritus’ and that his association with the 
Museum will continue. 
During Dr. Brigham’s leave of absence, and pending the ap- 
pointment of a new Director, Mr. John F. G. Stokes, Curator of 
Polynesian Ethnology, was requested to assume administrative 
responsibility for the Museum, with the title of Curator in Charge. 
Before leaving for the mainland on his well-earned vacation, 
Dr. Brigham was able to make another contribution to the study of 
Hawaiian featherwork, which included all the information he had 
gathered up to date. This was published as Memoirs Volume VII, 
No. 1, Second Supplement Hawaiian Featherwork. He also com- 
pleted his Annual Report for 1917, which was, as usual, published 
in Occasional Papers. 
The first Territorial Fair, conducted largely as a food conser- 
vation measure, took place in Honolulu in June. The Museum 
was invited to exhibit from its extensive collection of fruit and fish 
*The Director’s Report for 1918 was prepared by John F, G. Stokes, 
Curator of Polynesian Ethnology. 
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