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Museum Bulletin 



At the annual meeting of the Association held on Friday 

 evening, May 21, the following members were elected trustees 

 for the ensuing term of three years : Howard R. Bayne, William 

 T. Davis, Charles A. Ingalls and Samuel McK. Smith. 



At the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees held on Sat- 

 urday evening, May 29, the following officers of the Association 

 were elected for the year 1915-1916: President, Howard R. Bayne; 

 first vice-president, William T. Davis; second vice-president, Wil- 

 liam H. Mitchill; treasurer, Charles A. Ingalls; secretary, Arthur 

 Hollick. 



Seventy-six members and guests of the Association attended 

 the meeting held at the old stone cottage at New Dorp on Satur- 

 day afternoon, May 22, despite the rain. Had the weather been 

 favorable the attendance would, undoubtedly, have been much 

 larger, as 127 had signified their intention to be present. 



Luncheon was served indoors, after which President Howard 

 R. Bayne addressed the meeting and explained the scope and sig- 

 nificance of the gift of the property to the Association by Nathan- 

 iel L. and Elizabeth G. Britton. Dr. Britton responded by ex- 

 pressing his gratification that the property had been placed in the 

 hands of those by whom it would be appreciated, and read the 

 deed of gift, in which the only stipulation was that the house should 

 be preserved as an example of old colonial cottage architecture. 

 Mr. J. Herbert Cubberly, who was born in the house, made some 

 brief remarks about its occupancy by his family. Dr. Arthur 

 Hollick, secretary, read extracts from several legal documents re- 

 lating to or connected with the property, including a receipt 

 signed by Paul Micheau for money (6 | o | 6) paid by Isaac Cub- 

 berly and dated November 25, 1762. 



The general care and development of the property has been 

 delegated by the Board of Trustees to a committee consisting of 

 Dr. John Q. Adams, Dr. Nathaniel L. Britton and Dr. Arthur Hol- 

 lick; and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Stoddard were appointed resi- 

 dent custodians and are now in immediate charge of the premises. 



