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y,n.. XV 



No. 3 



.\[AY. 191 i 



JOHN LAMBERT CADWALADKR. 



At the meeting of tiie Executive Committee 

 of the Board of Manager,s of the Society on 

 Ajjril 2, U)14. the death of Jolin Lambert Cad- 

 walader on Marcli 11. 191 K was recorded by 

 tile following resolution: 



"The Executive Committee of the Board of 

 ^L-inagers of the New York Zoological Society 

 desire to express the esteem and honor in which 

 they hold the memory of their late colleague. 

 John Lambert Cadwalader, one of the Found- 

 ers of the Societv and of the Xew York Zoo- 

 logical Park. 



"With his close friend, Philip Schuyler. Mr. 

 Cadwalader stood by the Society in the early 

 days of its formation between 189.5-1898 when 

 it had neither plans, friends, nor influence. He 

 was one of the original Board and faithfully 

 gave all the meetings of the Executive Com- 

 mittee between 189-5 and 1902 his unrivalled 

 counsel and advice and the prestige of his great 

 reputation at the bar. He carefully examined 

 all the successive legal steps by which secure 

 foundations were established for the future ad- 

 ministration of the Society and the Park. 



"As in all other causes for the public wel- 

 fare in our city and comitry he gave freely 

 of his valuable time and most generously of 

 his fortune. He loved the Park as it devel- 

 o|ied and was a frequent and delighted visitor. 

 In our meetings we shall always miss his seri- 

 ous, genial and often humorous presence as 

 well as the delightful lios))itality of his home. 



"This tribute .and memorial would be incom- 

 ])lete without a record of his formal service to 

 the Society: An original member of the Bo.ard 

 of Managers, elected May 7. 189.5; a member 

 of the Executive Committee from ^[ay 21. 189.5. 

 until .lanuary 21. 1902: Second Vice-President 

 from .Taiiuarv 21. 1902. until his death: a mem- 



ber of the JJo.ird of .Maiiag<rs until his death; 

 elected .\ssoci;ite Pounder during 1897: I'ound 

 cr December It-. 1900; l-'oundcr in Perpetuity 

 December (i. 1910. During his life lie contrib- 

 uted nearly if! 12,000 to the dc\-elopment of the 

 Park. ,ind on his decease he gave further evi- 

 dence of his interest in the bequest of •'{'20,000. 

 so th;it his name will be ])ermanently enrolled 

 as one of the I5enef.ictors of the Society. 



"^Lay his example as a citizen .and patriot 

 inspire inany men of the rising generation to 

 render similar service to the City, the State 

 and the Couiitrv. 



.lOHN HOWARD LORD. 



At the meeting of the Executive Committee 

 of the Board of Managers on March .3. 191 1, 

 the death of John Howard Lord was recorded 

 by the following resolution: 



"Resolved, that the Executive Committee of 

 the Board of .NLtnagers of the Xew York Zoo- 

 logical Society learn with deep regret of the 

 decease on .Monday. .\Lirch 2, 191 t. of John 

 Howard Ford, who became a Patron of the 

 .Society on .I.inuary 18. 1898; and desire to 

 ))laee on the minutes a record of their appre- 

 ciation of his interest and assistance during 

 the early and critical period of the .Society's 

 develo]iment. ' 



TRICKERY BY THE LONDON 

 FEATHER TRADE. 



On .M.irch 10. the British Government bill 

 for the exclusion of wild birds' jilumage from 

 Great Britain, introduced in Parliament by 

 Postmaster-Ciencral Hobhouse. passed its sec- 

 ond reading in the House of Commons. After 

 a three hours' deb.ite, the opposition was 

 smothered by the etU)rmous m.ijority of 29.5 to 

 15. In \ iew of this vote. ,uid the number of 

 he.irings th.it have been held on the Hobhouse 

 Bill, .'inv f.iir-minded person would natur.illy 

 conclude that an overwhelming majority <if the 

 people of England desire the pass-ige of the 

 l)ro)>osed legislation. 



Incident.illy. the members of the New York 

 Zoological .Society will be interested by the fact 

 th.it the long -ind strong resolution in favor of 

 the Hobhouse Bill, and ap))e.iling to the Zoo- 

 logical .Society of London to su|)port it, was 

 most favorably received by the London .Soeietw 

 immediately endorsed by tli.it body, .and 5.000 

 copies of our Memori.il were ))rinti-d -iiid circu- 

 lated throughout (.re-it Britain in the follow- 

 in o' form: 



