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negatives. Mr. Harper desiring to continue his collecting and notes on 

 this order of plants will remain in charge of this section in the Depart- 

 ment of Botany, as Assistant Curator of Cryptogamic Botany. The 

 transfer of the material will take place when the section which it is to 

 occupy in the new building is ready for its reception. 



Mr. George Langford of Joliet, Illinois, presented to the Museum his 

 unusual collection of remains of mastodons obtained in Minooka, Illi- 

 nois, and also specimens of mosasaurs from Kansas. The mastodon 

 material includes remains of eight individuals. The expenses incurred 

 by Mr. Langford in connection with this transfer were borne by Trustee 

 Chaimcey Keep. 



The publication of *'Sino-Iranica" by Dr. Berthold Laufer, Curator 

 of the Department of Anthropology, funds for which were provided by 

 Mrs. T. B. Blackstone and Mr. Charles R. Crane, has been completed 

 and distributed. 



Mr. William Wrigley, Jr. has presented to the Museimi a notable 

 collection of pre-Colombian gold ornaments from the United States of 

 Colombia, excavated near the river Neshi, which is described in detail 

 elsewhere. The gift comprises a brilliant and intrinsically valuable 

 contribution to the rare material in the Museimi. 



An advance in salaries and the allowance of generous bonuses for the 

 year 1919, recognized the increased cost of subsistence as well as the 

 protracted and commendable services of the recipients. 



Mr. Stanley Field was imanimously elected by the Board of Trustees 

 an Honorary Member of the Institution, in recognition of the eminent 

 service he has rendered to science. 



Mr. John P. Wilson was elected a Patron of the Museimi, in recog- 

 nition of the eminent service he has rendered to the Institution. 



The continued efforts of President Field to increase the Life Member- 

 ships of the Institution resulted in the election of the following during 

 the year: Mark Morton, Silas H. Strawn, Edward S. Moore, Leroy A. 

 Goddard, Robert H. Allerton, John V. Farwell, Ward W. Willits, 

 Frederic McLaughlin, John Borden, Lafayette McWilliams, Joy Morton, 

 Solomon A. Smith, Charles P. Wheeler, Frederick T. Haskell, Thomas 

 E. Wilson, George E. Scott, Frank Hibbard, Frank O. Lowden, William 

 O. Goodman, C. K. G. Billings, John W. Scott, G. F. Swift, Jr., A. G. 

 Becker, Garrard B. Winston, Henry C. Lytton, William A. Pinkerton, 

 David B. Jones, A. W. Goodrich, Thomas D. Jones, James C. Hutchins, 

 John B. Drake, L. J. Hopkins, John B. Lord, Thomas W. Hinde, Adolph 

 Nathan, Wallace C. Winter. 



The death of Harlow N. Higinbotham, as a result of an automobile 

 accident in New York City on April 18, 19 19, has to be announced. 



