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: 



Benefactors 6 



Founders in Perpetuity 14 



Founders 20 



Associate Founders 5 



Patrons 32 



Life Members 282 



Fellows 34 



Annual Members 1,730 



Honorary and Corresponding Members 15 



Total 2,138 



