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cooperation of the people of the City of New York in the 

 building and equipment of the Museum. 



The magnitude of the Jesup Fund should not overshadow 

 the importance of further donations and bequests, for the 

 reason that when the plans for the extension of the building, 

 adopted by the Trustees in 191 1, have been executed, the 

 Museum will require an increase both in its endowment and 

 in its maintenance. By that time New York will have be- 

 come by far the largest city in the world. All additions to 

 the Museum's resources are welcome, and often a relatively 

 small bequest, designated for a specific purpose, will provide 

 the necessary means for the development of some particular 

 phase of the Museum's educational work which otherwise 

 would have to be deferred. For instance, the Jonathan 

 Thorne Memorial Fund of $25,000 has been the means of 

 giving the Museum the advanced position that it now holds 

 in providing instruction for the blind. 



It is gratifying to report that through the will of Miss 



Dessie Greer, an Annual Member of the Museum, who died on 



_ ^ January 3, 191 3, the Museum is designated 



Greer Bequest J J ' <• f c A c a 



as the beneficiary of a fund of $90,000 



which is being held in trust during the lifetime of Miss Theresa 



Trimper. 



The Museum is also designated as one of the beneficiaries 



of the residuary estate of the late Morris Loeb, appraised at 



, ^ $980,8157, subject to a life interest of Doctor 



Loeb Bequest . 



Loeb's widow. It is estimated that the 



Museum's share of this fund will be $36,946. The Museum is 



also a contingent beneficiary of a special fund of $25,000 to be 



used for the establishment or maintenance of a chemical type 



museum. 



The Permanent Endowment has been further increased by 

 $4,956.72, from the estate of Frederika Gade, in payment of 

 her bequest. This sum will be added to the general endowment. 



Through the will of Mary Anna. Palmer Draper, the Museum 



_ _ is given the privilege of selecting such 



Draper Bequest 6 . ,\ * . , * -■ A 



specimens of her collection of mounted 



heads and horns as it may desire. 



