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Whereas, through the visitation of death, this Society has 

 suffered an irreparable loss in the passing away of our esteemed 

 and beloved fellow member 



Alfred T. Schauffler, 



a vice-president of the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, 

 a member of its Council and the Chairman of its Committee 

 on Music, therefore be it 



Resolved, that the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences in 

 regular meeting assembled in the Lorillard Mansion in Bronx 

 Park this twentieth day of July, in the Year of Our Lord 

 Nineteen-hundred-and-fifteen, does hereby record its apprecia- 

 tion of the high character and services of its departed mem- 

 ber, its profound sense of the loss which this Society has 

 suffered, and its sincere sympathy with the family of the 

 deceased in their bereavement. 



For the Committee on Art, Mrs. A. C. Fisk and Mr. Albert 

 E. Davis reported the deposit by the Metropolitan Museum of 

 Art of nineteen paintings on July 6, 191 5, which had been 

 hung by officials of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 

 gallery prepared for them on the second floor of the Mansion, 

 and stated that the collection had been opened to the public 

 on Sunday, July 18. In this connection, the following cor- 

 respondence was presented : 



June 29, 191 5 

 Dear Dr. Brit ton: 



I have received a letter from Mr. Edward Robinson, Di- 

 rector of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, enclosing a list 

 of 21 pictures, of a total value of $8,800, to be lent to the 

 Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences, on which he desires us 

 to take out insurance, and also to guarantee them full protec- 

 tion in the matter of guardians or night-watchmen, and to 

 write a letter to the Museum showing that this is understood. 

 He recommends Way & Herrick, 60 Wall Street, as obliging 

 and efficient brokers. 



