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the world. This museum will be constructed on the east side 

 of Baird Court, in harmony with the existing buildings. The 

 building will be presented by the Society to the City, and the 

 collections, when installed therein, will be thrown open to the 

 public. Mr. Henry D. Whitfield has been engaged as architect, 

 and the plans and detail drawings are at present under consid- 

 eration by the Executive Committee. The following persons 

 have subscribed $10,000 each: 



Mrs. F. F. Thompson, In memory of Samuel Thome, 



Mrs. Russell Sage, by his family, 



John D. Archbold, Louise W. Carnegie, 



Jacob H. Schiff, Andrew Carnegie, 



George F. Baker, Edmund C. Converse, 



"A Friend." 



WILD LIFE PROTECTION FUND. 



The expenditures against this fund during the year amount- 

 ed to $100.09. The balance on hand January i, 1916, was 

 $648.64, and receipts in the amount of $180.75 have been received 

 from the sale of Our Vanishing Wild Life. This fund closes the 

 year with a cash balance of $729.30. 



It will be observed that since 1914 the expenditures of the 

 Society for this cause have been very small, because of the fact 

 that the Society's campaigns are now financed by the income of 

 the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund. 



PUBLICATION FUND. 



During the year, a new fund known as the Publication Fund 

 was started, and the following subscriptions were received : 



Robert S. Brewster $1,000.00 



F. A. Schermerhorn 1,000.00 



Edward S. Harkness 1,000.00 



Cleveland H. Dodge 1,000.00 



Emerson McMillin 1 ,000.00 



Anthony R. Kuser 1,000.00 



Total $6,000.00 



There have been no expenditures to date, but two volumes 

 are now in the hands of the printer. 



