1913 
Appointed member of Morgan Memorial Committee. April 16 
1914 
Elected an Associate Benefactor, in view of generous contributions and 
genuine interest in growth of Museum. February 2 
Offered resolution in regard to death of Mrs. Morris K. Jesup. 
November 9 
Mr. Choate, as one of the incorporators of the Museum and as a member of 
the Committee which drafted the agreement between the City and the 
Trustees, stated that the original intention of the agreement was that the 
City would erect and equip the building and provide for its mainte- 
nance while the Trustees would furnish the collections, neither party 
acquiring an interest in the property of the other. November 9 
Two letters from Mr. Choate, dated November 28, 1914, and November 30, 
1914, were read, in which he expressed his opinion as to the legal right 
of the Museum to accept real estate as part payment of the Jesup Be- 
quest. December 3 
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The President reported that he had had a conference with Mr. de Forest of 
the Metropolitan Museum and, acting under the advice of Mr. Choate, 
they were planning to submit to the Legislature at the same time a draft 
of a law which would remove the present limitations and give the Board 
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