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I have been on duty in Washington pretty steadily 
during the year, April was spent in rehabilitating the 
Museum exhibits after the removal of the great War Risk 
Collection, Later the Victory Liberty Loan Collection 
of paintings were installed, and in September an exhibition 
of aviation pictures were show in the west hall, grow 
floor, for Captain Cushing. r 
My only iupertant outing during the yoar wae a 
visit to New York to attend the meeting ef the Ameriean 
Federation of Arts, Mr. Waleott joined me and at the 
meeting at the Metropolitan ituseum, May 17th, read & paper 
prepared by me Ox the National Gallery, With him I visited 
ir, Freer, who was sick abed, and Mr, Pell, spending several 
hours with the latter. I was able to visit all of the 
important galleries, museums and art dealers, studying 
their collections,.. Visited Dr. Boas in the University 
and talked of eSober and Hrdlicka. Visited the Roosevelt 
collection in the library. Went up to the Heye Museum 
and had a good time with Heye, Hodge, Saville and others. 
Saw Akley modelling a Roosevelt Memorial for Rock Creek Park + 
a @irele with sealg encloging a lion with long slopes to a 
pool, 3 
On May 20th Ralph Cross Johnson sent down a collection 
of 23 paintings which were hung at once in the orth long room 
