REPORT OF 
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 
TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 
The Executive Committee respectfully submit the following 
report to the Board of Managers for the year 1915: 
It is the sad duty of your committee to report the death on 
Sunday, July 4, 1915, of Mr. Samuel Thorne, Vice-President of 
the Society. Mr. Thorne was one of the early members of the 
Board of Managers and has served on the Executive Committee 
since 1902, and as Vice-President of the Society since 1909. He 
was devoted to the interests of the Society, and contributed 
most generously to its general work and to the development of 
the Zoological Park. 
The resolutions passed by your committee will appear at 
the end of this report. 
MEMBERS. 
Notwithstanding the unsettled conditions during the past 
year, 141 new members have been secured; 128 Annual Members 
and 13 Life Members. Resignations and deaths, however, offset 
this gain, so that the total membership remains practically un- 
changed. The membership as of January 1, 1916, is as follows: 
IBEMenAGHORG eke tesa a) OW Sy 4 Reed ne sl 6 
Mounders ine Perpetuity ....-.2.. 14 
YOUNGER Spe eel ce eS eh He 20 
MssociatesMounders 1.2520 a 5 
PUG OM Spe teen teint. MiP Soe NE et et ll 32 
ute wMiemibens! settee 06 LE a 282 
eI @yyisi tae mem dct wee rae sms eT ih yt Dee 34 
FNM DEE WE NUS 001 oe AS eee eae ee Peas Cae cd 1,730 
Honorary and Corresponding Members 15 
