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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, February 19, 1915, at 

 8:15 o'clock. Mr. Arthur A. Michell will exhibit seme original 

 English documents, dated between the 13th and 18th centuries, 

 and explain the characteristics and meanings of the language, 

 abbreviations, parchment, writing, ink, seals, etc., in connection 

 with them, and the laws and customs to which they refer. 

 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. 



The annual meeting of the Section of Historical Research was 

 held on Wednesday evening, February 3. Edward C. Delavan, Jr., 

 and S. McKee Smith were re-elected chairman and recorder, res- 

 pectively. 



The regular monthly meeting of the Section of Engineering, 

 Architecture and Allied Professions was held on Tuesday evening, 

 February 9. Mr. Chester H. Aldrich delivered an illustrated lec- 

 ture on " Development of Architectural Styles." 



The Section of Biology met on Monday evening February 15, 

 and discussed a miscellaneous program of notes and papers on 

 material of local interest. 



The attention of members is again called to the necessity for 

 enrollment in one or another of the sections if they desire to join 

 in the sectional activities or to receive notices of the section 

 meetings. 



Recent elections to active membership in the Association by 

 the Board of Trustees are: Mrs. Jerome A. King, David Varon, 

 Frank J. E. Weatherdon, New Brighton ; Harold S. Butler, West 

 New Brighton; Stephen L. Mershon, Montclair, N. J. Mrs. Eliza- 

 beth Davis and Miss Bessie E. Davis qualified as life members. 



The second course of illustrated Friday afternoon lectures for 

 school children was completed since the last issue of the Bulletin 

 as follows : January 15, " Bird Life in the Land of Southern Snows," 

 Mr. Robert C. Murphy, of the Central Museum, Brooklyn Institute; 

 January 22, " Life Among the Indians," and January 29, " Indian 

 Fairy Tales," Mr. Alanson Skinner. On each of these occasions 

 the seating capacity of the assembly room was overtaxed and 

 many children had to be turned away. 



A third course has been arranged, and is now in progress as 

 follows : February 5, " A Canoe Trip Down the Yukon River, 

 Alaska," Dr. Hollick ; February 19, " A Bird Trip to South Caro- 

 lina," Mr. Cleaves; February 26, " Fairy Folk," Mr. J. L. G. Mc- 

 Mahon ; March 5, "Some Spring Flowers of Staten Island," Dr. 

 Hollick ; March 12, " Attracting Birds in Summer," Mr. Cleaves. 



