Records of Meetings 67 



Regular Meeting, February 17, 1912 



The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the museum, 154 

 Stuyvesant Place, New Brighton, First Vice-President William T. Davis 

 in the chair, and 85 persons present. 



The minutes of the meeting of January 20, 1912, were read and ap- 

 proved. 



Scientific Program 



The program for the evening was arranged by the Section of Biology, 

 . Vice-President Davis introduced the speaker, Dr. Leland O. Howard, 

 Chief of the Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 who delivered a lecture on the topic " The necessity for a national quar- 

 antine against injurious insect and plant diseases." The lecture was pro- 

 fusely illustrated by the stereopticon. At its conclusion, upon motion,, a 

 vote of thanks was tendered to the speaker. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



Regular Meeting, March 16, 1912 



The meeting was held in the assembly hall of the museum, 1541 

 Stuyvesant Place, New Brighton, First Vice-President William T. Davis 

 in the chair and about 60 persons present. 



The minutes of the meeting of February 17, 1912, was read and 

 approved. 



Mr. William MacDonald presented to the Association a pane of glass 

 bearing the autograph of Aaron Burr and submitted the following 

 memoranda : 



" Some time ago I was appointed a committee of one to secure as a 

 historical relic for the museum the pane of glass from the bedroom 

 window of a hotel in Port Richmond in which Aaron Burr died. This 

 ■ hotel was known at various times as the Continental, the St. James and 

 the Richmond, and is now Danner's. It is situated at 2040 Richmond 

 Terrace. 



" About twelve years ago a family named Simonson was in charge of 

 the hotel, where I had occasion to lunch several times. Members of this 

 family told me the history of Burr's connection with it, and showed me 

 the room he had occupied with the pane of glass in the window bearing 

 the legend " How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished. 

 Aaron Burr." This is a quotation from 2nd Samuel, chapter i, verse 27. 

 Some years later the hotel was purchased by Mr. Wm. J. Quinlan, who 

 removed the pane and unfortunately broke it. Mr. Quinlan presents this 

 relic to the Association on condition that it always remain on Staten 

 Island and be publicly exhibited. 



" Mr. D. M. Van Name has kindly furnished me with the following 

 historical statement : 



