November 8, 1916-January 30, 1917. Attendance by Director upon A. O. U. Congress 

 at Philadelphia, followed by tour of eastern museums, and establishment of many 

 fraternal and exchange relations. 



January, 1917. Presentation by Hon. Rowland H. Archer of 42 sets from Australia. 



January 31, 1917. Second Annual Meeting of Trustees. Hon. Rowland G. Hazaro 

 elected to Board of M. C. O., vice Mrs. Lora J. Moore resigned. Mr. Hazard also 

 elected Honorary Curator of the institution. Budget of $6000 approved for follow- 

 ing year. An order of sustaining members instituted. Engagement of C. Irvin Clay 

 as field taxidermist for season of 1917 authorized. 



February-June, 1917. Special work by Field Collector Truesdale on Horned Owls, 

 California Jays, and Western and Cassin Kingbirds resulted in large series of each. 



April 2, 1917. Purchase of Clay Collection, 179 sets, chiefly from Humboldt County. 



April 21, 1917. Presentation by Miss Caroline Hazard of Roc's egg, .ffipyornis maxi- 



mus, said to be the finest specimen extant. 

 April 24-June 17, 1917. Arizona Expedition carried out by five staff members under 



leadership of Director. Special work near Tucson and in Patagonia Mts. A highly 



successful trip. 

 June 18-September, 1917. Collecting by Clay in Humboldt County. 



July, 1917. Presentation by Messrs. Hazard, Ripley and Willard (and one unknown) 

 of the magnificent Willard Collection, comprising 1447 sets, over 5000 eggs of 681 

 species (A. O. U.). Mr. Willard's personally collected eggs represent the cream 

 of fourteen years' work in Arizona. 



February 13, 1918. Third Annual Meeting, postponed on account of the illness, and 

 subsequent death, Jan. 23, 1918, of our Honorary Curator, Rowland G. Hazard. 

 Resolutions of regret and sympathy were passed, and all testified to our deep sense 

 of loss in the death of Mr. Hazard. Miss Caroline Hazard, sister of the deceased, 

 was elected to the trusteeship. Mrs. Etta A. Dawson was appointed as cataloger of 

 the Museum, to serve for the ensuing year. The budget was put on a strictly war 

 basis, and field work practically suspended for the ensuing year. The Director 

 announced his preoccupation as secretary of a local aircraft manufacturing company 

 and was excused from active service pending the return of peace. 



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