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The importance as foods of the bread-fruit and Jack-fruit, in 
eastern countries, is very generally know: They are produced 
by species of Artocarpus, in the mulberry family. Like the green 
banana, they owe their staple value largely to their freedom from 
sweetness or other pronounced flavor, so that one does not tire 
of them when continuously eaten 
Many tropical fruits which are really sugary, like figs and dates, 
are so generally and extensively eaten that they may be properly 
regarded as foods proper, rather than as dessert fruits. The 
subject of tropical fruits is so extensive that it should be treated 
as a separate lecture, but brief reference to the more important 
of them may be here made 
The lecturer then exhibited slides and briefly discussed the 
more important dessert fruits of the old and new world tropics. 
. Russy, 
Chairman of the Cone Directors. 
THE WOMEN’S AUXILIARY 
At the meeting of the Board of Managers held December 18, 
1913, the President was requested to act under previous author- 
ization and appoint an auxiliary body of women, to cooperate 
with the Board of Managers. 
After consultation with a number of women, the following 
have been appointed and have accepted ea uty 
his Robert res Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 
s. Thomas H. Barber, Mrs. Hency Marquand, 
ie Blizaheth Billings, Mrs. George W. Perkins, 
Miss Eleanor Blodgett, Miss Harriette Rogers, 
Mrs. James L. Breese, Mrs. James Roosevelt, 
Mrs. Delancey Kane, Mrs. Archibald D. Russell, 
Mrs. A. A. Low, Mrs. Benson B. Sloan, 
Mrs. Henry O. Taylor 
A meeting for organization was held on February 3 at the 
residence of the President, and a second meeting was held at the 
same place on April 22. Mrs. Marquand has been elected 
Chairman of the Auxiliary and Miss Billings Secretary. 
