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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 785
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RESOLVED;  That the thanks of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution be conveyed to Mrs. E. H. Harriman for her generous gift of $3500.00 for the purchase of the library of the late Dr. William Healy Dall and its presentation to the Institution under the title, "The Harriman Alaskan Library."

[[underlined]] Death of Captain John Donnell Smith [[/underlined]]

The Secretary informed the Board of the death of Captain John Donnell Smith, an eminent botanist and for many years Honorary Associate of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, which occurred on Sunday, December 2, at the family residence in Baltimore, Maryland.

Captain Smith was born in Baltimore, June 5, 1829, and at the time of his death was the oldest living graduate of Yale University. Aside from distinguished service in the public welfare, his interest centered in the botany of Central America, in which field he was an acknowledged authority. In the course of his studies he had built up an extensive library and an herbarium of over 100,000 specimens, which was presented to the Smithsonian Institution several years ago.

In the death of Captain Smith the world lost a scientist of note and the Smithsonian Institution a distinguished friend and patron.

[[underlined]] Modification of the Calendar [[/underlined]]

The Secretary then read the following letter from Mr. George Eastman in relation to the proposed modification of the Calendar, and also his reply:

National Committee on Calendar Simplification for the United States

Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D. C.

December 1, 1928

Gentlemen:

To ascertain public sentiment in the United States on improvement of the calendar, there was organized at Washington D. C. on July 9, 1928, with the sanction of the Secretary of State, the National Committee on Calendar Simplification. The Committee membership combines Government officials and cooperating non-Government representation.
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