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APRIL 16, 1908. 

 Annual Meeting of the Society. 

 Officers and Councillors of the preceding year were re- 

 elected. 



APRIL 25, 1908. 



Meeting of the Council. 



Park Commissioner Joseph I. Berry, to whom the Society 

 is greatly indebted for the possession and advantages of the 

 Lorillard Mansion, attended and joined in the inspection of 

 the main room, recently renovated and furnished with museum 

 cases and shelving, and of such of the exhibits as had been in- 

 stalled. They include minerals native to Bronx Borough, 

 revolutionary relics, photographs of picturesque features of 

 Bronx Park, a case of butterflies, nucleus of a collection illus- 

 trative of the insect life of the borough, and a library of some 

 three hundred volumes. 



Mr. Davis presented the applications of Mr. Cleveland H. 

 Dodge and Dr. N. L. Britton for election as sustaining mem- 

 bers, which were approved. 



Discussion of ways, means, and timeliness of illustrating 

 Bronx industries showed their importance and the interest of 

 such exhibits and Dr. Brown was empowered to take imme- 

 diate action toward securing such material. Definite attention 

 was called to the piano interest by Mr. Davis and Mr. Ernst, 

 pleasure boat manufacture by Mr. Brown and tapestries and 

 laces by Dr. Schauffler. 



Commissioner Berry suggested that he could probably fur- 

 nish photographs illustrative of important features of the park 

 system of Bronx Borough and was requested to do so. 



Dr. Schauffler was empowered to secure illustrations of 

 school buildings of the Borough and ground-plans of the most 

 approved of such structures. 



Dr. Denbigh and Dr. Britton were empowered to take all 

 necessary action toward the collection and attainment of nat- 

 ural history material of local character. 



Mr. Davis announced that he would have accurate floor 



