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Under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution the Chief visited Europe 

 lor the purpose of attending the International Congress of Americanists, held 

 at Stuttgart, Germany, beginning August 18, 1904. In addition to representing 

 the Smithsonian Institution, he served as delegate of two other scientific organi- 

 zations, and was also designated by the Department of State as the official 

 representative at the congress of the United States Government. As a mem- 

 ber of the scientific staff of the National Museum he was intrusted with 

 the additional commission of visiting a number of the principal museums of 

 Europe for the purpose of acquiring information to be utilized in the erection 

 and furnishing of the new National Museum building. On July 26 the Chief 

 sailed from New York in company with Mr. J. R. Marshall, of the firm of 

 Hornblower & Marshall, architects of the new building, and reached Plymouth, 

 England, August 1. Nine days were spent in visiting the museums of London, 

 Oxford, and Cambridge, and eight days in similar observations in Paris, and 

 on August 18 Stuttgart was reached. The opening session of the Congress 

 of Americanists was held in the forenoon of that day and was attended by a 

 large number of members and other prominent persons, including His Majesty, 

 Xing William II, of Wurttemberg, who, in response to the address of the 

 president of the congress, Prof. Karl von den Steinen, expressed at length 

 liis appreciation of the aims and work of the congress, and his pleasure at 

 liaving the session held in his capital city. 



A report of the last meeting of the congress, held at New York City in 1902, 

 was presented by Dr. Franz Boas, honorary philologist of the Bureau, and 

 other routine business was transacted. Members of the congress were invited 

 to take luncheon with the King at his suburban palace, which was followed by a 

 reception in the palace gardens. The King's interest was highly appreciated 

 and contributed much to the success of the congress. During the presence of 

 the Americanists receptions were also held by Count von Linden, vice-president 

 of the congress, and by Mr. Edward N. Ozmun, United States consul at 

 Stuttgart. Sessions were held on August 19, 20, 22, 23, and 24, and a large 

 number of papers, dealing in the main with questions of American history, 

 ethnology, and archeology, were read. On the 20th the Chief of the Bureau of 

 AHierlcari Ethnology delivered an address on " Contributions of American 

 Archeology to Human History," and at its close he presented to the congress 

 a set of 75 bound volumes, relating chiefly to American archeology and ethnology, 

 published by the Smithsonian Institution and two of its bureaus — the National 

 Museum and the Bureau of American Ethnology-^for which the president 

 extended the thanks of the congress. The Chief also presented a series of 66 

 photographs of American Indians, representing delegations which visited Wash- 

 ington during the winter of 1903-4, the series having been taken cojointly by 

 the Bureau of American Ethnology and the National Museum. Various excur- 

 sions were made to points of interest, the principal being to Schaffhausen, 

 Switzerland, to visit the sites of Dr. J. Nuesch's recent explorations of the 

 famous lake-dwelling stations at Schweizerbild and Koenigsbau. 



After the adjournment of the congress, the Chief proceeded to Dresden, where, 

 under the guidance of Dr. A. B. Meyer, director of the Royal Zoological and 

 Anthropological Museum of Saxony, the various museums of that city were 

 examined. After leaving Dresden, a number of cities in Germany, Holland, and 

 Belgium were visited with a view to museum study, and on August 12 he re- 

 turned to Paris, and on the 25th sailed from Cherbourg, en route for New York. 

 Between the date of his arrival in Plymouth, August 1, and his departure from 

 Paris, September 25, the Chief of the Bureau visited and made studies of up- 

 ward of 50 museums. These observations are embodied in a separate report 

 submitted to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



