38 
Woman's Auxiliary 
The Auxiliary held its first spring meeting at the Garden on 
April 13. After the business session, two motion picture reels 
(16 mm.) of views in the Garden taken and projected in natural 
color, were shown. The Garden has since acquired a motion 
picture camera for taking pictures in natural color and a projector 
for exhibiting them. 
During the summer, the Auxiliary initiated a special activity 
in the interest of extending a knowledge of and interest in the 
srooklyn Botanic Garden on Long Island, especially outside the 
limits of Greater New York. Members of the Auxihary were 
hostesses at four meetings during the summer and fall at Tort 
Salonga, Roslyn, Shelter Island, and Bellport; and three meetings 
Women's Clubs were held at Bay Shore, Forest Hills, and 
Plandome, Long Island, at which the Botanic Garden was fea- 
tured. The mectings were addressed by members of the Garden 
staff. Special courses were also offered in the fall for Long 
Island women and others, under the joint auspices of the Aux- 
iliary and the Garden. In addition to extending an interest 1n 
the Botanic Garden, 59 new annual members were enrolled. It 
is a pleasure to express here cordial appreciation of this effective 
work, 
Financial 
Eindowiment Increment 
For the first time we are able to report a total endowment of 
One Million Dollars. The exact amount, as of December 31, 
1931, was $1,003,719.29.. The amount of the increase during the 
year was $12,420.16. It is eratifying to be able to report any 
increase at all considering the unfavorable economic conditions. 
All but $1000 of this increase was due to the endowment Incre- 
ment Plan, adopted by the Governing Committee on January 11, 
1921 (the last meeting attended by Mr. Alfred T. White). By 
this plan, only 80 per cent. of the income of certain funds was 
expended from 1921 to 1930, the remaining 20 per cent. being 
invested as the principal amount of our Endowment Increment 
Fund, and the acerued interest on this fund was added to the 
principal. At the beginning of 1931 the amount to be set aside 
) 
f 
