TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 57 
Annual Dinner.—The Seventh Annual Dinner of the Board 
of Managers was held through the courtesy of Mr. F. Augustus 
Schermerhorn, at the Metropolitan Club, on Tuesday, February 
10, 1916. Short addresses were made by Prof. Henry Fairfield 
Osborn and Mr. Madison Grant. Mr. Raymond L. Ditmars, 
Curator of Reptiles at the Zoological Park, exhibited several 
reels of extremely interesting pictures, showing the life of ani- 
mals at the Park. 
Spring Meceting.—The Spring Meeting of the Board of Man- 
agers was held in the Administration Building of the Zoological 
Park on Thursday, May 18, 1916, at 2:30 o’clock P. M. A lunch- 
eon in the Rocking Stone Restaurant at the Park was served at 
1:30 o’clock. 
BRONX PARKWAY COMMISSION. 
The rapid cleaning of the Bronx River through the energies 
of the Bronx Parkway Commission has resulted in the general 
improvement of water conditions in Bronx Lake, rendering 
boating and other forms of recreation much more sanitary and 
wholesome. This Commission has now acquired substantially 
all of the land between Bronx Park and White Plains and is 
proceeding rapidly with developments. When completed, the 
Zoological Park will form the southern end of one of the greatest 
parkways in the world, extending north from 180th Street 
about seventeen miles to Kensico Dam, and connecting with the 
vast series of lakes, and state roads belonging to the new Croton 
water system. 
AUDITING. 
Upon the authorization of your Committee, the auditors 
Messrs. Marwick, Mitchell, Peat & Company, made another ex- 
amination of the system of receiving supplies at the Park during 
the year 1916, and reported thereon with certain recommenda- 
tions which have been adopted. j 
They are at present making the usual audit of the finances 
of the Society for the year, which is being greatly facilitated by 
the new system of checking the accounts quarterly. Their re- 
port, as well as that of the Auditing Committee, will immediately 
follow the report of the Treasurer. 
