TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 47 



ANIMAL FUND. 



During the year the Board of Managers subscribed $9,000 

 towards the purchase of animals, and $1,780 were received from 

 the other members of the Society in response to an appeal sent 

 to them. It was necessary, however, to transfer $10,000 from 

 the Privilege Department and $7,118.90 from the gate receipts 

 to meet the requirements of this fund during the year. 



The subscribers to this fund during 1917 were: 



Percy R. Pyne 1,250.00 



Frederick G. Bourne 1,000.00 



Henry M. Tilford 1,000.00 



George F. Baker 1,000.00 



Mortimer L. Schiff 1,000.00 



Robert S. Brewster 1,000.00 



A. Barton Hepburn 500.00 



Edward S. Harkness 500.00 



Andrew Carnegie 500.00 



Lispenard Stewart 500.00 



Charles F. Dieterich 300.00 



George C. Clark 250.00 



J. P. Morgan 250.00 



William B. Osgood Field 200.00 



Louis J. Boury 200.00 



Miss Katherine DuBois 100.00 



Wm. A. DuBois 100.00 



Newbold Edgar 100.00 



J. Sanford Barnes 100.00 



Samuel P. Avery 100.00 



Mrs. George W. Thacher 100.00 



James Douglas 100.00 



Robert L. Gerry 100.00 



Miscellaneous 530.00 



Total $10,780.00 



Thanks to this assistance, the Society was able to maintain 

 its collections at full strength. There was a balance on hand of 

 $16,463.03 on December 31, 1917. 



ENDOWMENT FUND. 



During the year Mr. Frank W. Kitching subscribed $10,- 

 329.16 to this fund. The balance of the legacy due under the 



