- 5 - 
this connection, Mrs. Hoes recently wrote regarding space in the 
new building, and made a request for the foyer and one of the 
rooms to the west. The Secretary in answering this letter sug¬ 
gested a delay until your return, especially in view of the fact 
that in your letter of April 4> you stated that you were tenta¬ 
tively committed to space for this loan exhibition of Washing- 
toniana in the old building. Undoubtedly, the question of space 
for Mrs. Hoes’ exhibit can await your return, but in view of the 
necessity for starting work on the murals very soon, it will un¬ 
doubtedly be necessary to give Mr. Moore an early answer cover¬ 
ing changes which the Museum is willing to approve in connection 
with tne partitions in the Art Gallery. In case your reply on 
this subject will not reach us by the end of April, it might be 
a good plan to cable a brief abstract of your views on this sub¬ 
ject, so that this information will be in the hands of the 
Secretary, pending the receipt of the formal request for a final 
space assignment. 
I am inclosing a couple of clippings which might 
interest you. Mrs. Evans has borrowed several items from the 
Evans' Collection which is in the Museum on loan, and she indi¬ 
cated that she might care to borrow a few more. I do not think 
that she liked the idea of being asked to give a receipt for 
this material, but she now understands that it was necessary in 
order to keep the records straight. This is doubly necessary 
in this case, since we have acknowledged the receipt of certain 
material from them and in view of the pending law suit, we should 
be able on request to show the articles themselves or receipts 
for them. 
It may interest you to know that the Prince and 
Princess Takamatsu of Japan are now in the city, and they are 
planning to make a hurried survey of the Museum next Monday. 
The ranges in which construction of the Mam ma l 
Gallery is to take place are about vacated, the lace collection 
to be placed in the foyer on Monday, and the other material is 
in storage. Our storage space is crowded. This may cause us 
trouble since the Secretary of the Navy gave permission to re¬ 
move the Naval exhibit, provided it is placed in storage in the 
building ?mere it is now located. Mr. Goldsmith says that he 
has no room for it in the building. 
I trust that your collecting trip into the moun¬ 
tains has been entirely successful. 
Very truly yours. 
jeg:mgs 
