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Chester A. Cole, Miss Mary C. Craig, M. J. Curren, George M. Dowe, William 

 J. Fleming, Hugh M. Goodwin, Paul Heine, Rev. Adolph M. Hildebrand, 

 John P. Maloy, William McCleary, W. Wirt Mills, John Milnes, Jr., Mark 

 Milnes, Francis D. Murphy, Roy T. Pryor, L. H. Rabbage, Ralph L. Rand, 

 J. A. Rundlett, George Sheridan, Guy B. Skinner, Solon J. Stone, Ellarson 

 Stout, John K. Summers, Joseph F. Sweeney, Carl E. Tefft, Howard M. Tracy, 

 Frederick C. Waddell, Edward F. Washburn, William J. Welsh, John L. Wilkin, 

 Charles Wyeth. 



Mr. Lewis B. Woodruff qualified as a life member. 



Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton and Mrs. Elizabeth G. Britton were elected pa- 

 trons in recognition of their generous gift of the Britton Cottage to the Asso- 

 ciation. 



The Board records with regret the deaths of the following members: Edwin 

 C. Baldwin, Darwin L. Bardwell, Cornelius S. Egbert, Otto P. Heyn, Ignaz 

 Matausch, Charles J. McCormack, Charles S. Taber. 



The lease of the building now occupied as a museum by the Association 

 was renewed on January i for a period of one year and three months and there- 

 fore expires on March 31, 1917, and it is necessary that some definite action 

 be taken looking toward the future housing of our collections and library. 

 This matter is now under advisement by a special committee of the Board. 



Application to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for our annual 

 appropriation covering salaries and maintenance in connection with the 

 museum for the year 1916 received favorable consideration, as heretofore; 

 but only after an exhaustive and rigid examination of our claims to recognition, 

 which had to be clearly and forcefully presented and urged. The sum re- 

 quested was $9,560.25. The appropriation granted was $8,861.00. 



As may be learned from the reports of the sections a gratifying amount of 

 active and constructive work has been carried on. A larger number of members 

 should enroll in the sections and thus become personally acquainted with the 

 work constantly being prosecuted by those who are actively interested either 

 in the artistic, scientific, historical, or technical activities of the Association, 

 aside from what is presented at the regular meetmgs. 



The Section of Applied Science has held monthly meetings, at eight of which 

 some speaker of authority in his subject has given an instructive address. 

 The section has also appointed a subway committee, which is working on the 

 problems of subway connections between the boroughs oi Manhattan and 

 Richmond. 



The Section of Natural Science met and discussed matters of local scientific 

 interest, and contributed, as usual, important papers on local scientific subjects. 



The Section of Historical Research held two meetings and mapped out a 

 program of work to be prosecuted in connection with the further acquisition 

 and preservation of our local historical relics and records. 



The Section of Art, through a special committee, collected and installed a 

 sculpture exhibit in the Museum, which contained pieces by some of the best 

 known artists in this country, and which brought many visitors to the Museum. 



The Museum has continued to be a civic center in the sense of providing a 



