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THE NEWS 



Oil DccciiilxT lull, at a (liiinci- jiivcii hy the 'rrustccs of the Clovo- 

 land MusiMini of Natural History, the orfi;aiiizatioii of the museum was 

 cffoctod and Paul M. Uea was inauj^uratcd Director. The fjuests at the 

 dinner numbered about one hundred. 



'I'he scope and aims of the mu.seum were presented by Lewis B. 

 Williams. President of the Trustees, and by Director Rea. The other 

 speakers were Frederic Allen Whiting, Director of the Cleveland Mu- 

 seum of Art; Chauneey J. Hamlin, President (jf the Buffalo Society 

 of Xatiu'al Sciences: and our own President Osborn. 



A stej) toward inter-museum cooperation has been taken by the 

 Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, which has recently issued a small 

 announcement card reading as follows: 



"Your membership in the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 

 entitles you, in addition to our local service, to the courtesy of the mem- 

 bership privileges of every Museum of note in the I'nited States and 

 Canada. 



"On the inside of this card you will find a list of these Museums 

 arranged by cities. In case you visit any of these cities all that is 

 necessary for you to do in order to avail yourself of your opportunity is 

 to present this member.ship card at the office of the Mu.seum you desire 

 to visit. The same ])rivileges as are accorded to their own members will 

 be extended to you, including tickets for any lectures that are to be 

 given under the auspices of the cooperating Museum, during your 

 visit to their city." 



The American Museum is listed among the ('()0))erating museimis. 

 It is to be hoped that this precedent will be followed by other allied 

 institutions. 



From Captain D. \\'. Phelps, of our Navy, comes a very gracious 

 note of appreciation of the Museum's hospitality to visiting parties of 

 sailors and naval officers, and its cooperation in the Navy's campaign 

 of education for young blue-jackets. 



The Board of Directors of the New York City Federation of \\'omens 

 Clubs has placed on the list of permanent committees a new one to be 

 known as the Conservation ( 'ommittee. 



