BICENTENARY OF LINN^US 3 



Acceptance of the tablet on behalf of the City of New York by the Hon. Joseph 

 I. Berry, Commissioner of Parks of the Borough of the Bronx 



Acceptance of the key of the tablet by the New York Historical Society for safe 

 keeping until May 23, 1957 



Singing by the American Union of Swedish Singers: "Battle Hymn" — 

 Lindblad 



Address by G. F. Ktjnz, President of the American Scenic and Historic Preserva- 

 tion Society 



Address by E. F. Johnson, President of the United Swedish Societies of New 

 York 



Singing by the American Union of Swedish Singers: "Banner Song" — 

 Wennerberg 



5:15-6:30.— At the New York Zoological Park 



Examination of the Collections with special reference to Animals known to 

 Linnaeus 

 In charge of W. T. Hornaday, C. W. Beebe, R. L. Ditmars, W. Reid 

 Blair 



EVENING 



8:00. — At the Museum of the Brooklyn Institute, Eastern Parkway 

 Opening address by F. A. Lucas 

 Address by E. L. Morris on the "Life of Linnaeus" 

 Musical number by the Glee Club of the United Swedish Societies 

 Address by F. A. Lucas on " Linngeus and American Natural History" 

 Musical numbers by the Glee Club of the United Swedish Societies 

 Exhibition by means of lantern slides of "Plants and Animals known to Lin- 

 naeus." In charge of Dr. A. J. Grout, F. A. Lucas 



8:30-10:30.— At the New York Aquarium, Battery Park 



(Admittance by in\'itation only) 

 Reception given by the New York Zoological Society to the New York Academy 



of Sciences and Guests 

 Demonstrations of features of Marine Life known to Linnaeus 



Commemoration of the centennial of the Aquarium building 

 First view of the collections of the Aquarium by night. Music 



Nathaniel L. Britton Frederic A. Lucas 

 Hermon C. Bumpus Charles H. Townsend 



William T. Hornaday William Morton Wheeler 



Comrnittee 

 Edmund Otis Hovey, Secretary 



American Museum Natural History 



