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cDiirst? very full, he was unwilling to return to France without having 

 inspected the Museum's halls of vertebrate ijaieontology. and made room 

 for his visit on the eve of his departure. 



Museum employees ought all to make a point of seeing the new 

 Bryozoan Group, in the Darwin Hall, which shows reproduced in glass 

 and wax a two-inch section of sea-bottom, with its characteristic plant 

 and animal life, magnified more than 15,000 times. The group takes its 

 name from the tiny sea-animals, popularly called sea-mats and sea- 

 mosses, which it principally depicts. 



The shells of these minute organisms form encrustations on sea- 

 weeds and i)ebbles and on the shells of larger animals. They are ex- 

 tremely beautiful in both intricate form and coloring. The "plumed 

 worm ' ' has especially lovely colors. Other strange microscopic creatures 

 and marine plants combine to make this group of especial interest. 



The glass-blowing was done by Mr. Herman Mueller, and the color- 

 ing by Mr. Show Shimotori. while the wax portions of the group are the 

 work of Mr. Chris. E. Olsen. The entire exhibit was i)repared and 

 assembled imder Mr. Miner's expert direction. 



On October 22d, there was shown at the Mu.>;eum a hue motion 

 picture reel descriptive of the Amazon River and its bordering country. 

 It was produced by the Eureka Pictures Corporation, which has ac- 

 quired what it believes to be the largest single collection of educational 

 and travel i)ictures ever brought together. Part of the collection will be 

 rearranged to supplement the work of public and private schools as 

 part of their regular courses. The pictures were shown at the Museum 

 in order that they might receive the endorsement of the institution. 



President Wilson has set aside November 14th as Armistice Sunday. 

 On that day flags will l^e hung at half-mast, and special church services 

 will be held "as a token of the nation's participation in the memorial 

 services held for the heroic American soldiers, sailors, marines and 

 others who gave their lives to their country in the world war." 



Benjamin L. Smith, who had been ill for so many months, died at 

 his home in West Englewood, New .Jersey. oi\ Saturday. October 2d. 



