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The American Association of Museums held its seventh annual 
meeting in New York during the week beginning June 3. On 
Tuesday, June 4, sessions were held and the members were 
entertained at the American Museum of Natural History. On 
Wednesday, a morning session was held at the Metropolitan 
Museum of Art, where the members were the guests of the 
Museum until evening, when a session was held at the Museum 
of Natural History. Thursday was Brooklyn day, the Brooklyn 
Institute of Arts and Sciences being the host; the forenoon was 
spent at the Central Museum and the afternoon at the Children’s 
Museum. An evening session was held at the Museum of 
Natural History, after which the Association adjourned to meet 
next year in Philadelphia. 
A large number of the members, however, remained until the 
end of the week. On Friday, they were the guests of the New 
York ZoGlogical Park during the morning and at luncheon. In 
the afternoon, arrangements were provided for an inspection of 
the grounds, conservatories, and museum of the New York 
Botanical Garden, followed by a complimentary dinner in the 
evening by the director-in-chief, Dr. N. L. Britton, at the 
“Hermitage” in Williamsbridge. Dr. W. P. Wilson, director 
of the Philadelphia Museums and treasurer of the Association, 
in responding to the toast of ‘‘our guests,” recalled the fact that 
the first meeting, at which the association was organized, was 
held in New York in 1906, and that it was at the Museum of the 
New York Botanical Garden that the report of the committee 
on organization was submitted and adopted. On Saturday, the 
Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences provided an 
automobile trip through Staten Island, followed by a reception 
at the museum building of that institution. 
Meteorology for April—rThe total precipitation recorded for 
the month was 2.28 inches. Maximum temperatures were 
recorded of 80° on the 6th, 61° on the 11th, 75° on the 16th, and 
70° on the 24th. Also minimum temperatures were recorded of 
25° on the 4th, 28° on the gth, 35° on the 2oth, and 36° on the 
27th. 
