36 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
The membership of the Society on January 1, 1912, shows 
an increase over that reported on January 1, 1911, and is as 
follows :— 
Benetactorsi sd mek etter een Pee ee ae ff 
Koundersein: Perpetuityoc ese «cee eles 15 
MOUNnderSse 23. oe LES aon eC ee ae Le ae 20 
IASSOCIALes OUNGECES 5 ken: cite el te eres ees 9 
Batson toe tas toe re eee ea eae oi 
batkerMembeUs ss. Sse hi eee ee oe Zoe 
Annual Members: |o20cncesc ee ome ie eens 1,566 
Honorary and Corresponding Members........ Ls 
Ob AO ikes, Ate areas ie tee oie eee eee 1,902 
Oba eal Oil Ouray sce ceo cemine ie ae ee es 1,796 
The net gain during the year is thus 106, which is satisfac- 
tory in view of the fact that the loss through death and resig- 
nation to the membership during the year amounted to sixty- 
eight. 
This increase in the membership of the Society is due chiefly 
to the efforts of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, and your Committee direct 
the attention of the Board of Managers to the debt which is due 
to the ladies of the Auxiliary for their helpful and energetic 
assistance throughout the year. It is a great pleasure to record 
the fact that the ladies have conducted the Auxiliary entirely by 
themselves, and have done much to promote interest in, and con- 
tributions to, the Society. 
The Administration Building, which is now serving virtually 
as the headquarters of the Society, and affords unique facilities 
and advantages to members, is beginning to show its effect. If 
these two forces continue to operate in the same manner during 
the coming year, it is hoped that the membership of the Society 
will pass the two thousand mark. In spite of the large popula- 
tion of the City of New York, there seems to be a practical limit 
to the type of people that is available for membership. The 
names of the new members as elected from time to time, appear 
in the Bulletin, and they will be found elsewhere in this Report. 
It is with regret that we have to announce the following deaths 
during the year, in addition to that of Captain Barnes :— 
FOUNDER. 
Samuel P. Avery. 
PATRONS. 
Cornelius N. Bliss, Charles H. Senff. 
