TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT 83 



the difficult problem of feeding our collections and maintaining 

 the Park at unprecedently high prices for all foods and supplies, 

 on a sum actually less than was required in 1914. 



The Administration Department lost the only two employees 

 it had that were eligible for military service during 1917. Cyril 

 J. Newman, our stock Accountant, volunteered for service in the 

 Navy. He left us on August 25, and is now attached to the 

 transport President Grant. Edward Renter, an assistant gate- 

 man, was drafted into the National Army on August 31, and is 

 now in training at Camp Upton. 



Anthony Saracena, an employee of the Privilege Depart- 

 ment, was also drafted into the National Army on October 1. 



Funds and Accounts. — There were no changes, practically, 

 in the accounts during the year. One new fund was created, called 

 the "Salary Bonus Fund," which was made up of the subscrip- 

 tions of members of the Board of Managers for the purpose of 

 paying the ten per cent, salary bonus to all low salaried employ- 

 ees for the year 1917. These amounts were disbursed monthly 

 by the Chief Clerk under a special pay roll, and the fund auto- 

 matically closed out at the end of the year. The subscribers to 

 this fund were as follows : 



Emerson McMillin Ogden Mills 



Edw. S. Harkness Andrew Carnegie 



Cleveland H. Dodge Wm. Pierson Hamilton 



Mortimer L. Schiff E. C. Converse 



Grant B. Schley 



The improvement and Repair Account was also closed for 

 the year by transferring the small unexpended balance to the 

 Animal Fund. There were but two open Corporate Stock ac- 

 counts in the Ground Improvement Fund on December 31, both 

 of which will be closed by the recall of unexpended balances early 

 in 1918 ; the improvements having been completed. 



The usual audit of accounts was made, and the certificate of 

 the Auditors appears in connection with the Financial State- 

 ments, published elsewhere in this report. 



Relief Association. — It will be of interest to the members 

 of the Zoological Society to note the results accomplished by the 

 Zoological Park Relief Association. This is an employee's or- 

 ganization, supported by them purely for the relief and benefit 



