FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 93 



information. The alcove was suitably furnished, and a number 

 of attractive enlargements and transparencies from our collec- 

 tion of animal photographs were displayed. The bureau opened 

 in May, with Miss Newman in charge, and it has proved an en- 

 tire success. In addition to filling the need of a place conven- 

 iently and centrally located, where visitors could make inquiries 

 about the Park and the Zoological Society, it furnishes an oppor- 

 tunity for a display of our various publications. Sales at this 

 bureau since its opening have been sufficient to justify its ex- 

 istence, and assure its permanency. 



Refrigerator Plant, Laundry and Ice Factory. — Unfortun- 

 ately for this department, funds for the construction and equip- 

 ment of this improvement, tentative plans for which have long 

 been prepared, have not become available. It is hoped, however, 

 that the way will open for this greatly-needed building before the 

 close of 1911. Early in 1910 it become impossible longer to 

 handle the work of our laundry without some adequate machin- 

 ery, and it was decided to purchase from privilege funds what 

 we needed, and instal it temporarily in the present laundry in 

 the Rocking-Stone Restaurant, with a view to removing it to the 

 permanent building when constructed. This was done, and very 

 materially increased the quality and quantity of our laundry 

 work. 



DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHY 



Elwiii U. Sanborn, Editor and Photographer. 



Tlie Bulletin. — No special publications were printed in 1910, 

 but the Bulletin was changed from a quarterly to a bi-monthly, 

 and issued regularly. Two of the numbers, for March and No- 

 vember, were devoted to the work of the Aquarium, and the 

 others to the Park. The added numbers have served a useful 

 purpose, inasmuch as the members of the Society do not now lose 

 sight of the last issue before the following number is printed. 

 The contributors recognize m.ore vividly the responsibility of 

 furnishing their material promptly, and the pressure of work 

 is rendered more uniform and constant. 



Annual Report. — The 14th Annual Report appears in a new 

 face of type, the Century Expanded Series — set from matrices 

 owned by the Society. The form of the type was changed, mak- 

 ing it more suitable for the reproduction of full-page illustra- 

 tions. The original of this type was designed for the Century 



