34 Report of the President 



The Museum has suffered another loss through the death of 

 Anson Wales Hard, who passed away on June 20, 191 7. 



At a meeting of the Board of Trustees 

 Service of ^^ on November 12, iQi7,the Trustees paid the 



Anson W. Hard ,- /J r * • Ti 



following tribute to the life of their colleague : 



"The Trustees desire to record their respect and high esteem 

 for their late colleague 



ANSON WALES HARD 



who died on June 20, 1917. Mr. Hard was elected a Trustee 

 in 1894 and in the same year was elected a member of the Exec- 

 utive Committee, on which he served continuously for thirteen 

 years. He was a member of the Auditing Committee for eight- 

 een years and was its Chairman from 1908 to 19 13. 



"He was deeply and practically interested in the progress of 

 the Museum. Among his most important gifts are a collection 

 of Serape and Chimayo Blankets from Mexico and his frequent 

 contributions of rare and valuable books to the Library. 



"His broad sympathy and regard for his fellow man were 

 evidenced through his service on the Committees organizing 

 the Pension System for the employees of the Museum and as a 

 member of the Pension Board. His interest in the institution 

 was not confined to one department but extended to many. His 

 gentle manner and his consideration of others bore evidence of 

 his kindly and affectionate nature. 



"For some years past, Mr. Hard was in delicate health and 

 we have missed his genial presence. We desire to send to his 

 family this expression of our warm appreciation of his charac- 

 ter and of his generous contributions in time and gifts to The 

 American Museum of Natural History." 



In the sudden death of Louis Pope Gratacap the Museum lost 



its senior Curator, who had been in continuous and devoted 



service since 1876, a man beloved and ad- 



Service of mired by all his associates and honored and 



Louis P. Gratacap \ ' . ■ 



esteemed by his fellow-workers m the two 



branches of science to which he devoted his life, namely, min- 

 eralogy and conchology. The present beautiful and orderly 



