FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 35 



Brought forward $250,000.00 



Grant B. Schley 2,500.00 



F. Augustus Schermerhorn 1,000.00 



Walter B. James 1,000.00 



Miss Helen Miller Gould 1,000.00 



Miscellaneous, including General Fund . . 1,262.80 



Total, January 1, 1911 $256,762.80 



Bequest due from the Estate of Mrs. Helen C. Inslee, condi- 

 tioned upon two lives, $5,000. 



The original Charter of the Society provided that the So- 

 ciety could not hold real and personal property in a greater 

 amount than was sufficient to provide an annual income of 

 $50,000. On May 6, 1910, your Committee secured an amend- 

 ment to the Charter removing this restriction, and a copy of 

 this new amended Charter is printed on page 142 of this report. 



The Endowment Fund has been invested by the Treasurer 

 and the Finance Committee in securities that will net the Society 

 about 4.57 per cent. The details of its investment appear more 

 particularly in the Treasurer's statements. 



The membership of the Society on January 1, 1911, showing 

 an increase over 1910 is: 



Benefactors 7 



Founders in Perpetuity 11 



Founders 21 



Associate Founders 10 



Patrons 39 



Life Members 227 



Annual Members 1,469 



Honorary and Corresponding Members 12 



Total 1910 1,796 



Total 1909 1,764 



FINANCES 



Animal Fund. — The receipts for the Animal Fund have been 

 as follows : 



Received from sales of animals $2,482.65 



Received from Park Privileges 24,121.48 



Balance from the year 1909 19,861.25 



Total receipts $46,465.38 



