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Museum Bulletin 



THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION 



will be held in the assembly hall of the museum, 154 Stuyvesant 

 place, St. George, on Friday evening, January 15, 1915, at 

 8:15 o'clock. The secretary will present a communication on 

 " The Old Cubberly House at New Dorp," illustrated with lantern 

 slides showing its present condition and appearance, and a water 

 color sketch made about sixty-five years ago. 



Visitors are welcome at all regular meetings of the Associa- 

 tion and members are urged to bring to the meetings any friends 

 who may express a desire to attend. Arthur Hollick, 



Secretary. 



Nine of the old engravings and woodcuts presented by Mr. 

 Wm. T. Davis, representing Staten Island views taken during the 

 period from 1835 to 1858, and shown at recent meetings of the 

 Association, have been framed and hung on the stairway walls and 

 in the library. Practically all the available wall space in the mus- 

 eum is now utilized, making an attractive and unique display of 

 local historical material. A number of persons from New Jersey 

 and elsewhere, interested in the history of New York and vicinity, 

 have recently visited the museum for the purpose of examining 

 our series of old Staten Island maps and to consult our library of 

 Staten Island historical literature, and several have purchased cop- 

 ies of the Proceedings containing contributions by our members 

 on local historical subjects. 



At the stated December meeting of the Board of Trustees the 

 grade and title of the head of the museum staff was changed from 

 that of Curator-in-chief to that of Director. 



The second course of five illustrated Friday afternoon lectures 

 for school children continues to demonstrate how thoroughly they 

 are appreciated. On December 18, Miss Mary D. Lee's lecture on 

 " The Life of GeDrge Washington " attracted more children than 

 couM be seated and a number had to be turned away. It is to be 

 hoped that more of our members may occasionally attend these 

 lectures and thus obtain an adequate idea of this phase of the ed- 

 ucational activities in which the Association is engaged. 



Farmers' Bulletin 627, recently issued by the U. S Department 

 of Agriculture, is on "The House Centipede," by C. L Marlatt. 

 A footnote states that " this bulletin is of interest to housewives 

 throughout the United States," and to those who have noticed this 

 weird looking, long-legged, fragile creature, darting swiftly over 

 floors, walls and ceilings, the information given in regard to it will 

 certainly be appreciated. It is carnivorous in its habits, feeding 

 upon flies, roaches and other insect pests, and is, therefore, of 

 value in the house; but its bite is poisonous and more or less pain- 

 ful although apparently not serious in its effects, and there is no 

 record that it ever attacks any human being except when acci- 

 dentallv disturbed or in self defense. 



