REPORT OF 

 THE LADIES' AUXILIARY 



TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS 



A BUSINESS meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the New 

 York Zoological Society was held on December 9, 1920, at the 

 beautiful office of Mr. Thomas Hastings, where, for many years, 

 the ladies have enjoyed his courteous hospitality, in permitting 

 them to hold their reunions in so convenient and central a 

 situation. 



At the meeting, reports from the various committees showed 

 good activity during the year 1920. Membership in the Zoologi- 

 cal Society increased, sums were added to the Endowment Fund, 

 and during the summer nearly 3,000 children were treated to 

 lunch, carfare, and guidance to the wonders of the Zoological 

 Park. Through the generosity of the ladies, which made this 

 work possible, the children spent the heated midsummer days in 

 the Park, instead of in the sweltering asphalt streets of the lower 

 East Side. 



Children of members and their friends have their own 

 committee, known as the Junior Auxiliary of the New York 

 Zoological Society. In May, 1918, the children collected and sent 

 $500 to Director Hornaday to purchase three ostriches for the 

 Society, and in August, 1920, they sent $600 more to the Director, 

 with which he purchased a fine Burchell's zebra. The interest of 

 these children is due largely to the personality of Director Horna- 

 day, who is untiring in his enthusiasm, and who knowj, how to 

 arouse the same enthusiasm in the young. 



A most delightful midwinter lecture was held at the resi- 

 dence of Mrs. Vanderbilt, 2 West 58th Street, on February 5, 

 1920, at which, after expressing to Mrs. Vanderbilt the appreci- 

 ation of the Ladies' Auxiliary, President Osborn of the Society 

 introduced William Beebe, Director of the Tropical Research. 



