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1916 
NARRATIVE 
During this eventful year I continued official 
duties as Head Curator of the Department of Anthropology 
in the National Museum and as Curator of the Watienat 
Gallery of Art, the collections of which departments are 
closely associated in the New Museum building. My 
appointment to the latter position (Curator not Director) 
took place January 1, 1910, the date of my resignation 
as Chief of the Bureau of Ethnology. The Advisory 
Committee of five aeebers. including myself, was appointed 
by the Regents to assist in Gallery development and more 
especially in the responsible task of selecting additions 
to the collestions. | This arrangement continued until 
1920 when the Gallery was separated administratively from 
the Museum and I was appointed Director. 
Aside from official activities, I continued as Presi-. 
dent of the Water Color Club and the Society of Washington 
Artists, as Chairman of the Cosmos Club Art Committee and 
as Art Editor of the Journal ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY. 
i Semsiced my Belmont Street home as usual, but spent 
the summers in large part_in my charming little. place 
‘infiiegeseee | near Rockville, where when duties permitted 
I pursued my art work under most favorable conditions. 
