Show vow hc L I 1 w lo 10 0 IV L smithsonian getting ready for gifts charles D ling lias bee been it secretary of tile the institution silice 1007 1907 and tins lins been identified ith tile national museum for years lies iles tin an author has a string of titles as long us is a comets tall tail and luis ling so man many y friends that tile following was passed by tho senate the other day tile the regents of tile the smithsonian are authorized to pro pnra re preliminary plans to he be approved by tile the of line arts for a sult t able fireproof building with granite fronts for tile the national gallery of art including tile tho national portrait cat gallory cry and the history collection of the lie united states national museum said buildings to bo be erected whet funds from gifts gifta or bequests tire aro lit in tile possession of tile sald regents in sections or completely on the north side of tile mall mail between the natural history building united states national museum and seventh street leaving a 0 space between it tind and tile the latter of hot less than feet and a space of not less titan than feet between it ind and seventh street with its r south front on a line with tile the south front of the salt said natural history build building ilig 11 1011 |