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President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-five persons present. 



In the absence of the secretary Dr. John Q. Adams was elected secre- 

 tary pro tern. 



The minutes of the regular meeting of February 17, 1917, were read 

 and approved. 



Doctor Adams, as chairman of the committee on the new museum build- 

 ing, reported progress to date. About $1,000 additional had been received 

 in pledged subscriptions since the last meeting of the Association. 



Announced Program 



Mr. David Varon gave an address, illustrated with crayon sketches 

 made during the course of his address, on The Staten Island of To- 

 morrow. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 21, IQI/ 



The meeting was held in the assembly room of the Museum, 154 Stuy- 

 vesant Place, New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and forty-five persons present. 



In the absence of the secretary Dr. John Q. Adams was elected secretary 

 pro tern. 



On motion the reading of minutes was deferred. 



Doctor Adams, as chairman of the committee on the new museum build- 

 ing, reported that the pledged subscriptions to the building fund received 

 to date amounted to $8,585 and that, therefore, only $1,415 remained to 

 be raised by the end of the month in order to secure the additional $10,000 

 tentatively pledged by Mr. Willcox. 



Announced Program 



Mr. Arthur A. Michell delivered an illustrated lecture on The Ruined 

 Abbeys of England and the Destruction of Monasticism. 

 The meeting then adjourned. 



ANNUAL MEETING, MAY I9, I917 



The meeting was held in the assembly room of the Museum, 154 Stuy- 

 vesant Place, New Brighton. 



President Howard R. Bayne in the chair and thirty-three persons 

 present. 



The minutes of the regular meetings of March 17 and April 21, 1917, 

 were read and approved. 



The annual report of the Board of Trustees was read and ordered placed 

 on file. (See this issue, p. 225.) 



The annual report of the treasurer was read, approved and ordered 

 placed on file. (See this issue, p. 227.) 



The annual report of the secretary was read, approved and ordered 

 placed on file. (See this issue, p. 228.) 



