attempt be made to secure an iron railing to enclose the pedestal 

 and bust, and he was authorized to obtain the necessary funds 

 for this purpose and erect such a railing, subject to the ap- 

 proval of the Commissioner of Parks. 



Reporting for the Joseph Rodman Drake Memorial Com- 

 mittee, appointed at a previous meeting, Dr. N. L. Britton 

 stated that the exercises arranged for Saturday, May 29, 191 5, 

 had been successfully carried out in detail, and submitted 

 copies of the invitation and programme of these exercises. 

 He further stated that the Committee had secured subscrip- 

 tions and cooperation for these events aggregating about 

 $617.50; that the total expenses appeared to be about $643.20, 

 leaving an apparent deficit of about $25.70. He said a de- 

 tailed report would be submitted at a subsequent meeting. 



The following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved: That the Treasurer be requested to transfer $30, 

 or so much thereof as may be needed, from the General In- 

 come Account, to the Drake Memorial Account, for the pur- 

 pose of covering the apparent deficit in subscriptions. 



Dr. Britton further stated that the success of the Committee 

 was so largely due to the efforts of Mr. Albert E. Davis, 

 Chairman of the Council, that the Committee desire to express 

 its appreciation of this valued cooperation, and the following 

 resolution was adopted : 



Resolved: That the Council of the Bronx Society of Arts 

 and Sciences tender cordial thanks to Mr. Albert E. Davis. 

 Chairman of the Council, for his valued cooperation with the 

 Joseph Rodman Drake Memorial Committee. 



On further recommendation of Dr. Britton, the Drake 

 Memorial Committee was continued as a Publication Com- 

 mittee for Part 4 of the Transactions of the Society; this part 

 to contain a record of the Drake Memorial exercises of May 

 29 — addresses delivered on that day ; and also the proceedings 

 of the Society up to date of publication. 



A report of progress was received from Mrs. Steven B. 

 Ayres, Chairman of the Garden Committee, and the follow- 

 ing resolutions were adopted : 



