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his remains were placed in the Congressional Cemetery.  The Institution was represented by the Acting Secretary, H.W.Dorsey, and By Messrs.N.W.Dorsey and J.U.Perkins.

It will be recalled that in 1929 and in 1930, Mr. Gellatly gave his great collection of art objects to the Institution for eventual exhibition in the National Gallery of Art.

In reply to an inquiry as to the status of Mrs. Gellatly's claim for the return to her of certain of Mr. Gellatly's collections, the Secretary stated that the matter was now before the court, and that the Institution's interests were being cared for by the Department of Justice.

The Secretary then described the precautions taken to insure the safety of the collections, which are now in the Heckscher Building, New York, where, under an agreement, they will remain until 1933, and that if no provision were made by that time to house the collection in Washington, it would probably be necessary to renew the lease until such provision could be made. He added that an artist, Mr. W^[[iles]], was painting a portrait of Mr. Gellatly which was to be presented to the Institution.
 
[[underlined]]The James Arthur Bequest.[[/underlined]]  The Secretary said that the attention of the Board had been called to the bequest to the Institution by James Arthur, of New York City, of $75,000.00, the income of which was to be used for -

(a) The investigation and study of the sun;

(b) To provide annually a lecture to be known as "The James Arthur Annual Lecture of the Sun".

Having received word that there was a possibility of a contest on the part of a son and a daughter, Mr. Lloyd N. Scott, a Director and the counsel of the Research Corporation, was requested to represent the Institution in the matter. This he did and a compromise was effected with the heirs.

On March 26, 1931, the full amount of the bequest, $75,000.00, was received by the Institution. To settle the compromise and the necessary expenses in this connection, the sum of $22,412.80 was expended, leaving a