TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 57 



A7innal Dinner. — The Seventh Annual Dinner of the Board 

 of Managers was held through the courtesy of Mr. F. Augustus 

 Schermerhorn, at the Metropolitan Club, on Tuesday, February 

 10. 1916. Short addresses were made by Prof. Henry Fairfield 

 Osborn and Mr. Madison Grant. Mr. Raymond L. Ditmars, 

 Curator of Reptiles at the Zoological Park, exhibited several 

 reels of extremely interesting pictures, showing the life of ani- 

 mals at the Park. 



Spring Meeting. — The Spring Meeting of the Board of Man- 

 agers was held in the Administration Building of the Zoological 

 Park on Thursday, May 18, 1916, at 2 :30 o'clock P. M. A lunch- 

 eon in the Rocking Stone Restaurant at the Park was served at 

 1 :30 o'clock. 



BRONX PARKWAY COMMISSION. 



The rapid cleaning of the Bronx River through the energies 

 of the Bronx Parkway Commission has resulted in the general 

 improvement of water conditions in Bronx Lake, rendering 

 boating and other forms of recreation much more sanitary and 

 wholesome. This Commission has now acquired substantially 

 all of the land between Bronx Park and White Plains and is 

 proceeding rapidly with developments. When completed, the 

 Zoological Park will form the southern end of one of the greatest 

 parkways in the world, extending north from 180th Street 

 about seventeen miles to Kensico Dam, and connecting with the 

 vast series of lakes, and state roads belonging to the new Croton 

 water system. 



AUDITING. 



Upon the authorization of your Committee, the auditors 

 Messrs. Marwick, Mitchell, Peat & Company, made another ex- 

 amination of the system of receiving supplies at the Park during 

 the year 1916, and reported thereon with certain recommenda- 

 tions which have been adopted. 



They are at present making the usual audit of the finances 

 of the Society for the year, which is being greatly facilitated by 

 the new system of checking the accounts quarterly. Their re- 

 port, as well as that of the Auditing Committee, will immediately 

 follow the report of the Treasurer. 



