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After he became a Regent, Dr. Bell was likewise active in forwarding the work of the Institution in many directions. Among the notable matters that particularly engaged his personal attention were - 

His voluntary service in transferring the remains of James Smithson, Founder of the Institution, from the English Cemetery at Genoa, Italy, to their final resting place in the Smithsonian Building;

His suggestion that resulted in the establishment of the Langley Medal in connection with the development of aviation;

His labors as a member of the Committee on Award of this medal; and 

His historical address upon Secretary Langley's discovery of the principles of aviation, delivered February 10, 1910, at the presentation of the Langley Medal to its first recipients, the Wright Brothers.

Dr. Bell had reached a high eminence in the scientific world long before his connection with the Institution. The history of his achievements is too well known to be repeated here; but it is proper to mention his invention of the telephone; his great work in the physiology of human speech that made it possible for him to teach the deaf to speak; and his invention of the telephone probe for detecting the presence of bullets in the human body. He was a believer in the geographic research and was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and of other national and international learned organizations, and was the recipient of many medals, degrees, and other honors as a man of great scientific achievement.

Dr. Bell had a strong physique but the strain of many years of intense endeavor made itself felt, and he found it necessary to give up much of his work in the last year or two of his life. His weakness increased until the end came on August 2, 1922, at his summer home near Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

Alexander Graham Bell was one of the outstanding men of his time, and his death brought a highly useful career to a close.

Respectfully submitted:
George Gray
Henry White
Frederic A. Delano
Executive Committee.

On motion, the memorial was approved and ordered to be spread upon the records of the Board; and further, that a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of Dr. Bell.

RADIO CELEBRATION OF JOSEPH HENRY'S BIRTHDAY.

The Secretary called attention to the birthday of Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which is to be celebrated by radio on December 17. The occasion will be observed by appropriate addresses broadcast from the stations at Troy and Schenectady, New York.
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