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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 

 subscriptions have been received : 



Emerson McMillin $1,000.00 



Ogden Mills 1,000.00 



Henry M. Tilford 500.00 



Lispenard Stewart 500.00 



Watson B. Dickerman 500.00 



Grant B. Schley 500.00 



Edward S. Harkness 250.00 



George C. Clark .. 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. 



ENDOWMENT 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. 



