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camp at Kanowakhc Lakes, near Tuxedo, of whicli lie has charge. He 

 himself a])i)lie(l first aid, and later went to the camj) hospital for further 

 treatment. There were no serious results. Mr. Hyde is having splendid 

 success in his work with the boys, among whom he is known sa "Uncle 

 Beniiic." Mrs. Hvde is "Aunt Bennie." 



Representing the Heye Foundatoin of the American Indian, New 

 York, Professor Ralph Glidden of this city is again i)lanning a four 

 months' expedition to the Channel Islands to continue his search for 

 Indian curios. It is stated that when this expedition is completed the 

 museum will have a complete collection of the Pacific Coast Indians, 

 dating back for almost a thousand years for the Channel Islands and 

 several thousand years for the inhabitants of the mainland. 



During his recent visit to the coast, Mr. George G. Heye placed Mr. 

 Glidden in charge of all the California field work, and has planned 

 another expedition when the California work is finished. 



{The Caialitui Ishutdcr, Avalon, California.) 



The Museum mail, of late, has been heavy with wedding announce-, 

 ments. Of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Spier, now of Seattle; of Mr. and Mrs. 

 Noble; of Mr. Howard Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey; of Mr. Carter and 

 his wife, formerly Miss Helen Edmond, of Cohocton; and of Mr. 

 Chapin and his wife, formerly Miss Suzanne Drou?l, of Marseilles, 

 may it always be said: " — and they lived happily ever after.'' 



On November 9th, Mr. Chai)in will address the British Ornithologists* 

 Club in London. 



Friends of Mr. Cherrie were very sorry to hear of the cablegram 

 announcing that he had been shot in the arm and had had to wait four 

 days for medical attention. Further information is anxiously awaited. 



Late in June, the rearrangement of specimens in the Department of 

 Ornithology, w^hich has taken the greater part of Mr. Griscom's attention 

 for many months, was completed. President Osborn made a tour of 

 inspection, and at one of the Department's regular Thur-da}' afternoon 

 staff meetings expressed his commendation of the new arrangement. 



