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[[preprinted]] SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 857 [[/preprinted]] [[preprinted left margin]] MADE BY BAKER-VAWTER CO. [[/preprinted left margin]] The meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock. Respectfully submitted: GARI MELCHERS, Chairman WILLIAM H. HOLMES, Secretary. On motion the report was received, and the following resolution was adopted:- RESOLVED; That the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution hrereby approved the recommendation of the National Galery of Art Commission that Gari Melchers, Herbert Adams and Charles Moore, be reelected as members of the Commission for the ensuing term of four years, their present term having expired. THE BUSH-BROWN STATUE OF THE INDIAN HUNT. The Secretary brought the following letter to the attention of the Board:- December 10, 1930 The Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: I have the honor to advise that the Federation of Citizens' Associations of the District of Columbia is sponsoring a bill (Senate 4138) to purchase and erect in the City of Washington the group of statuary known as the "Indian Buffalo Hunt", by our well-known citizen and sculptor, Henry K. Bush-Brown. Several sites for this group of statuary have been suggested, but the one most favored by the Citizens' Associations of the District of Columbia is at the Connecticut Avenue entrance to the Zoological Park. As President of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, I request that the Board of Regents consider this matter with a view to approving of the Citizens' suggestion for the location of this group in the Zoological Park either on the site suggested or on some other one to be designated by the Board. The "Indian Buffalo Hunt" group is familiar to nearly all of our citizens as it was recently exhibited in the concourse of the Union Station in Washington, D.C. I am inclosing a copy of Senate Bill 4138 and a rough diagram showing the Connecticut Avenue entrance to the Zoological Park and a suggested placement for this group. Also, there are inclosed several leaflets descriptive of the "Indian Buffalo Hunt" group. In this connection, I might invite attention to the fact that at the present time there is no statue of our American Indian in the District of Columbia. Trusting that this matter will receive your early and favorable consideration, I am, sincerely yours, Geo.C.Havenner, President, Federation of Citizens' Associations of the District of Columbia.
