attention. He stated that the present plan was to have two 
exhibits in the Natural History Building, the one in the 
foyer relating to the City of Washington, the one in the 
Art Gallery and Rotunda relating to Washington, the man. 
In your letter to Dr. Abbot of May 3> you state - 
"As to the National Gallery space, unless a special exhibit 
of paintings that is entirely desirable is planned, I do not 
favor making any change in our present arrangement." I am 
wondering what your attitude would be toward the reducing of 
these partitions to nine feet during the period of the Bi¬ 
centennial, and whether if a desirable arrangement of paintings 
is arrived at which does not in any way interfere with the 
National Gallery, you would approve reducing the partitions. 
From present appearances, this will apparently be the question 
which the Museum must answer. 
Yours very truly. 
jeg:mgs 
