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Apparently there will be some discussion of, the Goodrich proposal for a 
Federal Art Commission. I will take Wenley and Beggs with me so they 
may be available for any questioning. Evidently a statement is desired 
on how our art units are organized, the fields they cover, and how they 
operate. I expect I shall discuss methods as to how they might be 
improved. This will give us a chance to talk about a new gallery for 
N.C.F.A. Naturally the Klein/Celler Bills will come up for discussion. 
No request has been received from the Budget Bureau as yet to express 
our opinion on these bills. I would prefer to write the Bureau of the 
Budget before taking the matter up with Mr. Cannon. Both Finley and 
Huntington Cairns seem to feel that it would be impossible to make such 
bills effective on legal grounds considering the terms of such gifts as 
Freer, Gellatly, Mellon, Dale, and Kress. 
The weather has been very pleasant in the period since you left us, 
rather warm with only about three nights below freezing. While robins 
are not common, they are in evidence. Crocus, Scylla, and Snowdrops are 
in bloom, the latter for almost two weeks. Forsythia in sheltered, sunny 
places has also put on a fairly heavy bloom, the result of our two or 
three weeks of mild weather. 
Acting Secretary 
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