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$12,000 less than the balance of the previous year. This is the 

 weakest point in the finances of the Society, and only a sub- 

 stantial increase in membership, or better still, in the Endow- 

 ment Fund, ever will enable the Society to fulfill its functions 

 and extend its activities. 



ANIMAL FUND. 



The very substantial decrease during the year of the return 

 from the privileges at the Park, and the continued use of gate 

 receipts for repairs to buildings, (funds for which should have 

 been provided for by the City), resulted during the year in a 

 badly depleted Animal Fund. To meet this, an appeal was sent 

 to members of the Society for subscrijjtions to this fund ; and 

 during the year the following were received : 



Ogden Mills $1,000.()0 



Watson B. Dickerman 500.00 



Lispenard Stewart 500.00 



James B. Ford 500.00 



Henry M. Tilford 500.00 



In Memoriam 500.00 



George C. Clark 250.00 



J. P. Morgan 250.00 



Jacob H. Schiff 250.00 



Frank K. Sturgis 250.00 



Louis Boury 150.00 



Mrs. Wm. G. Nichols 100.00 



L. S. Thompson 100.00 



Abram G. Nesbit 100.00 



Miss Eleanor deG. Cuyler 100.00 



John D. Archbold 100.00 



James Douglas 100.00 



Mrs. Finley J. Shepard 100.00 



Mrs. H. P. Davison 100.00 



William R. Coe 100.00 



William Church Osborn 100.00 



Miscellaneous 2,085.00 



Total $7,735.00 



Thanks to this assistance, the Society w^as able to maintain 

 its collections at full strength. There was a balance of $2,852.80 

 on hand, December 31, 1916. 



