TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 43 
provided by Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Relief from this annual 
drain will be sought during 1916, as well as an increase in the 
membership and in the Endowment Fund. 
During the year the income from the Endowment Fund, 
aggregating $14,632.80 was transferred to this fund, as well as 
the accumulation of balances from previous years, aggregating 
$6,206.32, thus closing out the Endowment Fund Income Ac- 
count. With these transfers the Income Account closes the year 
with a credit balance of $23,340.22. 
ANIMAL FUND. 
The falling off in the privileges at the Park, and the use 
of gate receipts for needed repairs, resulted during the year in 
the depletion of the Animal Fund. A transfer was thereupon 
made of the available funds in the Privilege Department in the 
amount of $5,000, which was only sufficient to purchase the nec- 
essary renewals in the collections. Your committee, therefore, 
have authorized the raising of a fund of $10,000 for the pur- 
chase of animals during the year 1916. To date the following 
subseriptions have been received: 
Bimerson. MeMillim 3.2) 2 ee $1,000.00 
Oodenal also kee eel es ee Bey oe Mane 1,000.00 
Elemisy 2! Mee iltiOrGd'ss 10) 2 se rs 2s Se ee 500.00 
lmispenand Stewart. 2202.02.45 2, ono 500.00 
Watson iB. Dickerman. 2. = oes 500.00 
Grant Be Schley 22.50... ee NEE ence NE 500.00 
Edward S. Harkness 2.2.4.2. ON 8 athe ae te eee 250.00 
Geonme: © Olathe pe © he ert Pes 250.00 
$4,500.00 
The sum of $5,500 additional must be provided in order to 
maintain the Park collections on their present basis. The bal- 
ance to the credit of this fund on December 31, 1915, amounted 
to $5,198.31. 
ENDOW MENT FUND. 
On June 29, a payment of $13,750 in cash was made on 
account of the bequest left to the Society by Mrs. Morris K. 
Jesup, deceased. It is probable that the balance, amounting to 
$11,250, will be received when the market conditions for the sale 
of securities in the estate are more favorable. 
