SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
March 20, 1931. 
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, 
c/o American Consul, 
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 
Dear Dr. Wet more: 
Mr. Cammerer, who I believe is Secretary of the Fine 
Arts Committee of the Washington Bi-centennial, was in the 
office this morning with Mr. Goldsmith. Mr. Cammerer mention¬ 
ed that he had taken up with you the question of obtaining the 
rotunda and also space in the Art Gallery for the Fine Arts 
exhibit for the Washington Bi-centennial. He stated that they 
had funds which could be utilised for moving out the Navy ex¬ 
hibit, and they were taking up with the Navy Department the 
question of a suitable place for housing the exhibit, indicat¬ 
ing that it might be possible to make arrangements for permanent 
ly housing it, in which case it would not have to come back. 
Mr. Cammerer indicated that they had received from 
Alumni of the Acadeiry in Rome a request that some space adjoin¬ 
ing the rotunda be assigned for an exhibit for the Academy In 
Rome during the period of the Bi-centennial. I asked him 
whether he could give any idea as to the amount of space they 
would desire, since space just off the rotunda was at a premium. 
Mr. Goldsmith indicated that such was the case. Mr. Cammerer 
was unable to indicate the amount of space they desired but 
stated that this could probably be settled at a meeting they 
will hold on the 15th of April, at which time they would take 
the matter up again. 
Mr. Goldsmith apparently knew nothing of the space 
to be used for the exhibits of Fine Arts in the allotment now 
assigned to Professor Holmes for the National Gallery, although 
Mr. Cammerer assured me that both you and Professor Holmes 
understood this and that you were both cooperating with him 
fully. Fortunately, it was not necessary to indicate any 
promises one way or another, but this question will probably 
come up on the 15th of April, and I would be glad to obtain any 
of your views on this subject prior to that time. 
