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NOVEMBER 18, 1916 



Meeting of the Society 

 Formal business only. 



DECEMBER, 17. 1916 

 Meeting of the Council 



Reporting for the Committee appointed to confer with Hon. 

 Thomas W. Whittle, Commissioner of Parks for the Borough 

 of The Bronx, Dr. Britton stated that a very pleasant inter- 

 view had been held with Commissioner 'Whittle, and the Com- 

 missioner had agreed to issue a form of lease of the Poe 

 Cottage to the Society for a term of years at a nominal rental. 



The Poe Cottage Committee submitted copy for the follow- 

 ing circular, which was approved and ordered printed. 



THE POE COTTAGE 



The picturesque little home of Edgar Allan Poe, alive with 

 the interest of the poet's best days, is now a public possession, 

 securely placed in appropriate surroundings in Poe Park, on 

 the Grand Concourse, in the Borough of The Bronx, New 

 York City. 



The care of the building has been committed by the City to 

 the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences. 



The Committee has made careful investigation of the present 

 condition of the building, and of its future requirements in 

 attendance and upkeep. It is planned to remove certain inap- 

 propriate and unsightly modern features, and to refurnish the 

 home with objects once belonging to the Poet or with others 

 entirely in harmony with the period and character of its ap- 

 pointments at the time of its occupation by Edgar Allan and 

 Virginia Poe. 



Gifts of household furnishings of the period of 1 830-1 850 

 are desired, subject to their appropriate character and size. 



The Committee in charge is now confronted with the neces- 



