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fund $150 had been contributed by Mr. Frank L. Babbott, and 
$50 by Mr. Edward C. Blum, honorary president and president, 
respectively, of our Board of Trustees. 
April 18. From the Woman’s Auxiliary, $100 toward the cost 
of publishing the colored plate of beardless Iris in the Botante 
Garden Recorp for July. 
April 20. Anonymous, $1000 for personal service, wages, to 
prevent the laying off of an employee. A subsequent contribution 
of $275 was received from the same donor for the same purpose 
of October 13. 
August 18. From Mrs. Henry C. Folger, $1000 as a perma- 
nent fund for the maintenance of the Shakespeare Garden. ‘This 
gift came through the treasury of the Woman’s Auxihary, Mrs. 
Glentworth R. Butler, chairman, Mrs. F. J. W. Diller, secretary- 
treasurer. 
The full list of gifts may be found on pages 117-125. They 
have all been acknowledged, as received, with the thanks of the 
Governing Committee and the director. Jt is a great pleasure to 
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make public acknowledgment of them here, and especially of the 
interest in the Botanic Garden of which they are such substantial 
evidence. 
Membership 
The number of members of all classes enrolled at the close of 
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the year (not counting duplications of those enrolled in more than 
one class) was 1125, as against 1078 at the date of publication of 
the preceding annual report (February 25, 1931), a net gain of 
47. This is a better showing than might reasonably have been ex- 
pected during a period of severe financial stress, and reflects in- 
creasing popular interest in the Garden. The increase is due 
largely to the special efforts of the membership committee of the 
Woman’s Auxiliary during the summer and fall. The member- 
ship of the Garden is, however, smaller than it should be in a 
borough of more than two and one-half million inhabitants, and 
there should be a substantial increase in the enrollment with the 
return of normal economic conditions. 
