THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



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AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION 



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Established 1ST 



Incorporated, Massachusetts, 1892 Incorporated, Connecticut, 1910 



Annual Meeting of The AA. 



The annual meeting of the Corpora- 

 tors and Trustees of The Agassiz Asso- 

 ciation was held at Arcadia, Wednes- 

 day, April 3rd, 1912, at 8:00 p. m. 



The Report of the Treasurer (as pub- 

 lished herewith) was read and accept- 

 ed, and ordered placed on the minutes. 



The following officers and Board of 

 Trustees were elected for the ensuing 

 year : 



Corporators : Edward F. Bigelow, 

 Ph. D., Sound Beach, Conn., President 

 and Treasurer; Hon. Homer S. Cum- 

 mings, Stamford, Conn., Secretary ; 

 Walter D. Daskam, Stamford, Conn. 

 Other Trustees: Harlan H. Ballard, 

 Pittsfield, Mass., Honorary Vice-Presi- 

 dent; Hiram E. Deats, Flemington, 

 New Jersey, Business Adviser and Au- 

 ditor; President David Starr Jordan, 

 Stanford University, California, Dean 

 of Council ; Dr. Leland O. Howard, 

 Washington, D. C, Naturalist Ad- 

 viser; Reverend Charles Morris Addi- 

 son, Stamford, Conn. ; George Sherrill, 

 M.D., Stamford, Conn. 



Resolved : That a unanimous vote 

 of thanks be extended to The United 

 Workers of Greenwich and to all 

 others who have assisted in the re- 

 storation of Arcadia. 



Voted to adjourn subject to the call 

 of the President. 



Attest 

 (Signed) Homer S. Cummings, 



Secretary. 



April 4, 1912. 

 I have this day examined the books of The 

 Agassiz Association for the past fiscal year 

 and find them well kept. All the expendi- 

 tures appear to have been judiciously made, 

 and show an improvement over the financial 

 condition of the previous year. 



(Signed) Hiram E. Deats, 



Trustee. 



Report of The Treasurer. 

 Cash Received. 



From "The Guide to Nature" $3,917.19 



From Members' Dues and 

 Contributions to General 

 Expenses 1,629.36 



PYom Contribution to Arcadia 



Assembly Hall 50.00 



From Contributions to Arca- 

 dia Restoration 2,851.93 



From Sale of One Portable 



Building 1,325.00 



From Loan from The Bigelow 



Family Z 2l 7 



Total $9-805.65 



Cash Paid. 

 For "The Guide to Nature" . .$3,629.05 



For General Expenses 1,145.43 



For Restoration of Arcadia . . 4,169.20 

 For Purchase of Two Build- 

 ings 375-00 



For Balance Assembly Hall 



Fund 14-59 



For Loan per Statement April 



!5- 1911 472.38 



Total $9,805.65 



The above is a correct summary of cash 

 received and paid from April 17, 1911, to 

 March 30, 1912. 



(Signed) Edward F. Bigelow. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 

 9th day of April, 1912. 



(Signed) Harry C. Frost, 



Notary Public. 



This is to certify that I have examined 

 the details of which the foregoing is a sum- 

 mary, and find all to be correct, and that 

 there are no entries for services for Mr. 

 Edward F. Bigelow or of any member of his 

 family. 



(Signed) C. R. Fisher. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me this 

 11th day of April, 1912. 



(Signed) G. S. Wilson, 



Notary Public. 



