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mostly Civil Aar subjects, so blackened to be of no 
further use to the Club, were presented to the Depart- 
ment af History in the National Dluseum. A few of the 
less seriously damaged pictures found places in the 
Club Rooms, while others, badly injured, were relegated 
to storage along with previous accumulations of useless 
material. The most serious damage was the partial 
obliteration of a large Japanese painting recently pre- 
sented to the Club by Mrs. Judge Thayer. 
Committee by Judge McCoy in which he objects to the 
return of the series of the Presidents 1 portraits to 
their former place on the walls of the north stairway. 
As the original installation met with general approval 
by Club members, I cannot alone take the responsibility 
of making the change suggested. I am, therefore, 
asking that no action be taken in the matter until my 
resignation as Chairman of the Committee is accepted 
and until the Committee can meet and take necessary 
action. 
to be helpful in various directions I have undertaken 
heavier burdens than my present state of health warrants 
and I am, therefore, presenting to the Board my resignation 
as Chairman of the Committee on Art. and Decoration and 
ft n n &■> ra +n -ho .£mg±.iaf> v part In its affairs. 
Sincerely yours, 
I am enclosing a note addressed to the Art 
I find, to my regret, that due to the desire 
To the Secretary of the Cosmos Club. 
