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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 564 
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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.

The Secretary stated that the minutes of the Annual Meeting held December 14, 1922, had been sent to the Regents in type-written form, and approved by mail.

On motion, the minutes were approved and circulated.

DEATH OF REGENT.

The Secretary announced the sudden death of Mr. John B. Henderson, who attended the last meeting of the Board, and with whom he had conferred several times since on matters of interest to the Institution.

Senator Lodge offered the following resolutions, which were adopted:

WHEREAS; The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution having learned of the death, on January 4, 1923, of John Brooks Henderson, a Regent since March 1, 1911, and since May last a member of the Executive Committee;
RESOLVED; That the Board desire here to record that in the passing away of their colleague, biological science has lost an earnest worker, the Institution a generous donor and ardent well-wisher, and the members of this Board a valued adviser and lovable friend;
RESOLVED; That these resolutions be made a part of the records of the Board, and that a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of Mr. Henderson as an expression of the profound sorrow felt at his untimely death.

APPOINTMENT OF REGENTS.

The Secretary stated that the President, on January 22, 1923, had approved the Joint Resolution reappointing Mr. Henry White; and appointing Mr. Irwin B. Laughlin, of Pennsylvania, in place of Dr. A. Graham Bell, and Mr. Frederic A. Delano, of the District of Columbia, to succeed Mr. John B. Henderson, deceased.

VACANCIES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The Secretary stated that the death of Mr. Henderson and the expiration of Mr. White's term, created two vacancies in the membership of the Executive Committee "between meetings of the Board". As it was necessary that the [[initialed]] CDW [[/initialed]]