24 Report of the President 



In the United States 



Alaska Maine 



Arizona Massachusetts 



California Mississippi 



Dakota Montana 



Florida New Mexico 

 New York 



In Foreign Countries 



Alberta, Canada Korea 



Arctic America Mexico 



Belgian Congo Nicaragua 



British East Africa Philippine Islands 



Celebes Samoa 



Colombia Venezuela 



Japan West Indies 



The most notable expeditions, perhaps, are those for the 

 benefit of the department of zoology, especially the expedi- 

 tion to the Belgian Colony of the Congo and that to British 

 East Africa, as described in Curator Allen's report. It is 

 especially gratifying to note that the Congo Expedition has 

 been partly supported by a contribution from the Belgian 

 Government. Important work has also been done in the col- 

 lecting of whales off the coast of Japan. The anthropological 

 work in the southwestern as well as in the northwestern United 

 States is yielding fine results. The expeditions for fossil verte- 

 brates have maintained the high standard of previous years. 

 It I is greatly desired that special funds should be secured for 

 the continuance of exploration for fossil horses. 



HOSPITALITY TO SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES 



The Museum continues to enjoy great popularity as a 

 center for lectures and for conferences of scientific societies 

 and organizations from all parts of the United States. Some 

 of the sessions of the Fortieth Anniversary of the American 

 Fisheries Society were held at the Museum in September, and 

 a luncheon was given to its members. 



During the year, the following societies have been enter- 

 tained : 



American Bison Society- 

 American Ethnological Society- 

 American Fisheries Society 



