REPORT OF THE SECEETARY 

 Status of collection 



59 



Visitors 



July 202,100 



August 216,200 



September 262, 400 



October 241,750 



November 161, 900 



December 48, 825 



January 65,800 



February 96, 400 



March 174,585 



April 252, 000 



May 272, 300 



June 175,200 



Total visitors for 



year 2,169,460 



The attendance of organizations, mainly classes of students, of 

 which we have definite record, was 36,318 from 716 different schools 

 in 22 States, the District of Columbia, and Cuba, as follows : 



states 



Alabama. 



Connecticut. 



Delaware 



District of Columbia 



Florida 



Illinois 



Iowa 



Kentucky 



Maine... 



Maryland 



Massachusetts. 



Michigan 



New Hampshire 



New Jersey 



States 



New York , 



North Carolina 

 Ohio 



Pennsylvania... 

 Rhode Island... 

 South Carolina. 



Tennessee. 



Virginia 



West Virginia.. 



Cuba.... 



Total 



Number 



of 

 persons 



3,482 



292 



453 



7,494 



97 



31 



30 



1,995 



214 



14 



36, 318 



Number 



of 

 parties 



43 

 11 

 16 

 153 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 48 

 6 



716 



IMPROVEMENTS 



The largest improvement of the year was the construction of 

 approximately 11,000 feet of chain-link fence to inclose the park, 

 taking the place of a fence that had been in use for about 31 years. 

 In connection with the fence installation stone gate pillars and 

 electric-welded gates were installed, and the street paving at the 

 various entrances was adjusted in conformity with the new gates. 



A series of crane runs were constructed immediately east of the 

 bird house. The wire used was an aluminum alloy, and the installa- 

 tion is of an experimental nature to determine if such material will 

 be satisfactory for this type of inclosure. Adjoining the crane runs 

 have been built a series of nine pens for pheasants. The wire in this 



