36 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



The membership of the Society on January 1, 1912, shows 

 an increase over that reported on January 1, 1911, and is as 

 follows : — 



Benefactors '^ 



Founders in Perpetuity 15 



Founders 20 



Associate Founders 9 



Patrons 37 



Life Members 235 



Annual Members 1,566 



Honorary and Corresponding Members 13 



Total 1911 1,902 



Total 1910 1,796 



The net gain during the year is thus 106, which is satisfac- 

 tory in view of the fact that the loss through death and resig- 

 nation to the membership during the year amounted to sixty- 

 eight. 



This increase in the membership of the Society is due chiefly 

 to the eflforts of the Ladies' Auxiliary, and your Committee direct 

 the attention of the Board of Managers to the debt which is due 

 to the ladies of the Auxiliary for their helpful and energetic 

 assistance throughout the year. It is a great pleasure to record 

 the fact that the ladies have conducted the Auxiliary entirely by 

 themselves, and have done much to promote interest in, and con- 

 tributions to, the Society. 



The Administration Building, which is now serving virtually 

 as the headquarters of the Society, and affords unique facilities 

 and advantages to members, is beginning to show its eff'ect. If 

 these two forces continue to operate in the same manner during 

 the coming year, it is hoped that the membership of the Society 

 will pass the two thousand mark. In spite of the large popula- 

 tion of the City of New York, there seems to be a practical limit 

 to the type of people that is available for membership. The 

 names of the new members as elected from time to time, appear 

 in the Bulletin, and they will be found elsewhere in this Report. 



It is with regret that we have to announce the following deaths 

 during the year, in addition to that of Captain Barnes : — 



FOUNDER. 



Samuel P. Avery. 



PATRONS. 



Cornelius N. Bliss, Charles H. Senff. 



