REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. aes 
ALONZO HOWARD CLARK. 
Alonzo Howard Clark, editor of the Smithsonian Institution, was 
born in Boston April 13, 1850, and was educated at Wesleyan Uni- 
versity, receiving an honorary degree of M. A. in 1906. Mr. Clark’s 
first connection with the Government service was in 1879, when he 
was put in charge of the United States Fish Commission Station in 
Gloucester, Mass. In 1881 he was made curator of the division of 
history of the United States National Museum, and later editor of 
the Smithsonian Institution, which position he held until his death 
on December 31, 1918. Mr. Clark was also affiliated with a number 
of patriotic and historical societies, being secretary and registrar 
general of the Sons of the American Revolution, and an officer of the 
Society of Mayflower Descendants and of the Society of Colonial 
Wars. Matters of patriotic and historical interest were Mr. Clark’s 
chief delight, and it was through his efforts that were begun the 
present great historical collections in the Museum. He was especially 
fitted for his position as curator of this division through his wide 
experience in historical and genealogical work and his many con- 
nections with organizations of that nature. Mr. Clark also held a 
prominent place in the activities of the American Historical Asso- 
ciation, being secretary of this organization from 1889 to 1908, and 
curator from 1889 until the time of his death. 
Respectfully submitted. 
Cuartes D. Watoorr, Secretary. 
