Annual Reports 237 



The holiday attendance, however, records of which follow, fell below 

 that of last year, which was 528. 



Decoration Day 55 



Independence Day 51 



Labor Day 45 



Columbus Day 85 



Thanksgiving Day 28 



Christmas Day 5 



New Year's Day g 



Washington's Birthday 20 



298 



The number of classes accompanied by teachers was exceptionally large. 

 The record follows : 



June 12, 1916. Teacher and 10 girls from Staten Island Academy. 



14 75 children from P. S. 14. 



16 182 children from P. S. 19. 



July 1 15 children from Borough of Queens. 



Oct. 18 13 children from West 44 St. school. Borough of Man- 

 hattan. 



Nov. 9 40 children from P. S. 14. 



10 7 children from P. S. 15. 



April 4, 1917. 25 children from Eastern District High School, Brooklyn. 



13 boys from Catholic Boys' Brigade of Brooklyn. 



9 8 girls from Staten Island Academy. 



Each day during the week of February 5 (Regents' examination week) 

 groups of children from Brooklyn and Manhattan visited the Museum, but 

 their exact number was not recorded. 



One hundred and thirty-nine visits by members of the Association were 

 recorded during the hours when the museum was open to the public. 



The Museum as a Meeting Place 



Meetings have been held in the museum at various times during the 

 year by the following organizations. This list does not include meetings 

 of the Association nor its sections, nor those of the Board of Trustees and 

 its committees. 



Richmond Branch, N. Y. City Visiting Committee, State Charities 



Aid Association 7 



Girl Scouts 22 



Executive Board, Women Teachers' Association 5 



Teachers' Class 6 



Scoutmasters i 



Staten Island Bird Club _6 



Total 47 



