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TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS 
ie NOVEMBER, 1909, the Society will celebrate the Decen- 
nial of the opening of the Park in an appropriate manner 
_It is really a great achievement that, in the short space of ten 
years, through the loyal cooperation of our members, of the 
city authorities, and of the able staff of experts, a zoological 
park ranking among the first in the world has been created. The 
Administration Building will then be opened, and for the first 
time members will find an attractive meeting place and special 
accommodations when visiting the Park. 
There are three great objects to which this Society must 
especially devote attention and effort during the coming year, as 
follows: 
Endowment Fund.—An Endowment Fund for the perpetuation 
of the Society, similar to that enjoyed by the Metropolitan Mu- 
seum of Art, and the American Museum of Natural History, is 
absolutely essential. The welfare of the Society now depends on 
the annual dues and the individual efforts of its officers. Certain 
contingencies might arise which would jeopardize what should be 
absolutely secure, namely, its perpetuation and service to the 
community. This can only be rendered certain through an ade- 
quate Endowment Fund. The Executive Committee, during the 
coming year, will attempt to raise $200,000 toward a fund 
which should ultimately be $1,000,000. 
Conservation of Wild Life-—From the first, preservation of the 
wild life of North America has been one of the avowed objects of 
the Society. The officers of the Society, especially our Director, 
Dr. William T. Hornaday, and our Secretary, Mr. Madison 
Grant, have been extremely active in devising and securing effec- 
tive legislation in various parts of the United States, in Alaska, 
in Newfoundland, and even in British Columbia, for the preser- 
vation of wild life. Indirectly the Society has also, through its 
officers, been instrumental in the great movement for the Bison 
Preserves of Oklahoma and Montana. The urgency of this 
movement increases with the rapidly increasing destruction of 
game in all parts of our great country, and with it increases 
the responsibility of the Society, both officially and through 
