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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION  479
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THE SECRETARY'S SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT:

The Secretary brought before the Board a brief statement of recent results along the lines of the various activities of the Institution occurring since the issuing of his annual report; as follows:-

[[underlined]] United States National Museum [[/underlined]].

[[underlined]] Department of Anthropology [[/underlined]].  What is expected to prove one of the most notable additions to the Museum in recent years is the collection of the late Herbert Ward, sculptor, of Paris, consisting of his sculptures of African subjects, and a large collection of African Ethnology.  Mrs. Ward has agreed to present it to the Museum under certain conditions, and the form of agreement is now being negotiated.  This collection, which comprises some seven thousand specimens, was estimated by Dr. Thomas Nelson Page as being worth about $700,000, and it has been described as a more complete collection of African material than that even of the late King of the Belgians.

Especial notice is called to a bequest of valuable violins (estimated at $125,000) from the last Dr. D. J. Partello of Washington.  They comprise violins of the best period and are samples of the handicraft of the masters of the art.

[[underlined]] Department of Biology. [[/underlined]] Probably the most interesting accession recorded in the Department of Biology since July 1, 1920, is a skeleton of a medium sized finback whale from Florida presented by the Miami Aquarium Association through its president, Mr. James Asbury Allison.

The beautiful collection of butterflies which the late Prof. J. P. Iddings had brought together from all parts of the world was presented to the Museum by his estate. It consists of about 2,000 specimens, mostly mounted in glass covered drawers so arranged that they can be pulled out by the public and the contents examined.  The collection will form a separate exhibit.

The Division of Plants also reports a large number of valuable accessions to the National Herbarium from various countries such as Mexico, Guatemala,
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