Jan. 1935 Annual Report of the Director 235 



DIVISION OF MEMBERSHIPS 

 The decline in the number of persons on the Museum's member- 

 ship rolls, which had been serious for several years, seemed to be 

 almost completely checked in 1934. It is encouraging to note that 

 the net loss of members for the year was only 57, as compared to 

 losses of 320 in 1933, 819 in 1932, and 702 in 1931. 



The Museum is greatly indebted to those Members who have 

 continued to give their loyal support through the difficult years of 

 depression. It is realized that many of those who resigned had no 

 alternative in the face of the distressing economic conditions which 

 have prevailed, and with full appreciation of the assistance they 

 rendered to the institution in the past, the Museum extends to them 

 an invitation to renew their memberships whenever they may find 

 it possible. 



The following tabulation shows the number of names on the 

 list in each of the Museum's membership classifications at the end 



of 1934: 



Benefactors  18 



Honorary Members 18 



Patrons 31 



Corresponding Members 7 



Contributors 109 



Corporate Members 47 



Life Members 304 



Non-Resident Life Members 8 



A^ociate Members 2,396 



Non-Resident Associate Members 4 



Sustaining Members 25 



Annual Members 1,175 



Total Memberships 4,142 



The names of all persons listed as Members during 1934 will be 

 found at the end of this book. 



CAFETERIA 



The total number of persons served with meals or refreshments 

 in the lunch rooms of the Museum in 1934 was 141,207. Of these, 

 109,257 were served in the main public cafeteria and in the Aztec 

 dining room which is assigned to the officials and staff of the Musemn 

 and their guests; and 31,950 in the special children's room. There 

 was a decrease of approximately 69,000 from the total number 

 served in 1933, attributable to the decreased Museum attendance. 



In the pages which follow are submitted the Museum's financial 

 statements, lists of accessions, names of Members, et cetera. 



Stephen C. Simms, Director 



