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of historical value which could be obtained by the Society for 

 preservation and exhibition, and moved the following resolu- 

 tion which was adopted. 



Resolved, that the New York Central and Hudson River 

 Railroad Company be respectfully requested to donate to the 

 Society for the purpose of monumenting places of historic in- 

 terest, the sixteen samples of stone submitted for the Grand 

 Central terminal now set up alongside of the railroad tracks 

 in Van Cortlandt Park, if it has no further use for them, 



Mr. Stoughton moved that Chancellor MacCracken be in- 

 vited to deliver a lecture before the Society at a time and on a 

 subject of his own choosing. The motion was carried. 



Mr. Stoughton then moved that the Museum Committee be 

 authorized to draw upon the Treasury to the amount of $50 to 

 meet the expenses of placing such subjects on exhibition as the 

 Society already possessed. The motion was carried. 



DECEMBER 6, 1907. 

 Special Meeting of the Society. 

 The persons recommended by the Council for membership 

 in the Society were elected. 



Mr. Hugo Newman was elected a member of the Council. 

 The lecture of the evening was by Mr. George V. Nash, 

 Head Gardener, New York Botanical Garden, and was entitled 

 "Water Gardens." It was profusely illustrated by beautiful 

 lantern slides. 



JANUARY 16, 1908. 



Meeting of the Council. 



The Chairman of the Committee on Incorporation reported 

 that Justice Davis of the Supreme Court had approved the 

 papers, and that they remain to be filed with the Secretary of 

 State and with the County Clerk. 



The form of lease of the Lorillard Mansion, drafted by the 

 Park Department, was submitted, and Dr. Schauffler as Vice- 

 president was designated to sign the lease in behalf of the 

 Society. 



