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The cash received has been credited to the Endowment Fund 

 and invested in the following securities: 



$13,400 New York City 41/0% Bonds due 1965. 



The bequest of $1,000 left to the Society by Mr. Jacob 

 Langeloth, deceased, a former Annual Member, has also been 

 paid, and the money credited to the Endowment Fund. 



With the Life Membership fees received during the year 

 the Endowment Fund now amounts to $340,312. 



This fund is invested in securities yielding net income at 

 the average rate of 4.55 /r per annum. 



On December 31, 1915, there was a small uninvested cash 

 balance of $1,972.80 on hand. 



CADWALADER ANIMAL FUND. 



This fund consists of the income from the fund of $20,000 

 bequeathed to the Society by Mr. John L. Cadwalader, deceased, 

 the income of which is to be used for the purchase of animals 

 for the Park. On January 1, 1915, there was a cash balance of 

 $188.89; the income during the year amounted to $1,000, and 

 animals at the total cost of $400 have been purchased. This 

 fund closes the year with a cash balance of $788.89. 



The principal fund has been invested in twenty Illinois 

 Central and Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans joint 5% bonds, 

 at par. 



stokes' bird FUND. 



The income from this fund, which consists of $5,000 be- 

 queathed to the Society by the late Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes, 

 is devoted to the protection of bird life throughout the country. 



On Jan. 1, 1915, there was a balance on hand of $134.69 

 and during the year income was received in the amount of $200. 

 The expenditures have only amounted to $57.40, leaving a cash 

 balance on hand December 31, 1915, of $277.29. 



LIBRARY FUND. 



The Library Fund is supported by transfers from the Gen- 

 eral Income account of the Society. During the year one such 

 transfer was made of $500, which with the balance of $146.57 

 on hand January 1, 1915, made a total of $646.57 available for 

 expenditure. Books, periodicals, pamphlets, etc., have been pur- 

 chased to the extent of $551.89, and the account shows a balance 

 of $94.68 on December 31, 1915. 



