1923. The meeting was preceded by a luncheon and followed by the Annual Garden Party at which the Ladies' Auxiliary acted as a Reception Committee. The collections of drawings by Miss Isabel Cooper, of prepared specimens and of living animals which the Tropical Research Department had brought back from the Galapagos Islands were on exhibition during the afternoon. Members' Day and Ladies' Day at the Zoological Park: May 15, 1924, 3:00 P. M. AUDITING The Auditors, Messrs. Marwick, Mitchell & Company, have audited and found correct the accounts of the Society. In Memoriam WATSON B. DICKERMAN At the meeting of the Executive Committee held on April 12, 1923, the following Resolution was adopted: "When the honorable and useful life of Watson B. Dickerman came to a close on April 5, 1923, the community in which he lived lost, not only a citizen who always stood for the best interests of mankind, but his more immediate friends realized that their circle had been deprived of a loyal, lovable, human companion. Mr. Dickerman's last illness was one of suffering and sorrow, borne with a noble, unselfish and brave determined courage worthy of his beautiful character. While for many years Mr. Dickerman was constantly and most successfully occupied with broad duties and great responsibilities, it was to Nature and the love of the soil, the development of beautiful fruits and flowers and the care of his fine animals that he turned whenever free to do so. His home at Hillanddale gave the evidence of his thoughtful care while his almost unequal'ed success as a breeder of the American trotting horse showed with great conclusiveness how truly his rare good judgment had developed all the best qualities in that most noble and beautiful branch of the animal kingdom. We who had the great good fortune to labor with him in the care and management of civic and educational institutions pay our faithful tribute to his ability and rare charm of mind and manner. We shall miss him greatly from our gatherings and the memory of what he stood for and what he accomplished will be ever a treasured and precious possession." At the Spring Meeting of the Board of Managers on May 17, 1923, the following Resolution was adopted: "Resolved, that the Board of Managers of the New York Zoological Society learn with deep regret of the death of their colleague, George J. Gould, a member of the Class of 1924, and desire to make this record of their appreciation of his great generosity and continued interest in the scientific work of the Zoological Society." The Auditor's Report, as well as that of the Auditing Committee, follows the Report of the Treasurer. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Directors of the Park and Aquarium and their respective staffs have worked faithfully to maintain their institutions at a high standard of efficiency. The Committee desire to acknowledge with appreciation their zeal and energy. Respectfully submitted, MADISON GRANT, Chairman PERCY R. PYNE, FRANK K. STURGIS, ANTHONY R. KUSER, HARRISON WILLIAMS, HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN, ex-officio, REPORT OF THE LADIES' AUXILIARY T HE regular winter business meetings of the Ladies' Auxiliary were held in December, 1922 and February, 1923, at the office of Mr. Thomas Hastings, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue; the reports of the various committees showing a very prosperous and successful season. Under the auspices of the Parks and Playgrounds Association, of whose committee Miss Pauline Robinson, is Chairman, hundreds of children were taken to the Zoological Park for recreation and study. The children, in groups varying from forty to sixty, were under the direction of play leaders and guides who escorted their little charges about the Park making their trips not only instructive but enjoyable as well. Groups were selected from the West 38th Street Roof Playground, the Henry, Houston and Spring Street Playgrounds, the East 74th Street Play Centre, and the College Settlement. Lunches and transportation were provided, and during the summer over 1600 children were taken in this way to the Zoological Park; the Ladies' Auxiliary of the New York Zoological Society providing the funds. Mrs. Michalis, Chairman of the Junior Auxiliary, reported that many new and younger members had been enrolled in the Auxiliary during the past year; thus more than replacing the older ones who had entered boarding schools or colleges. The usual mid-winter lecture was held and the delighted audience of children viewed a series of fascinating pictures of wild animals in their native habitat. The annual donation for the purchase of an animal was sent to the Animal Fund of the Zoological Park. This has now become a regular yearly offering to the Park from the children of the Junior Auxiliary. |