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The Catherine L. Howard Library 



At the annual meeting of the Catherine L. Howard Library Associa- 

 tion its members voted to add to its hbrary as funds permit, lantern 

 slides to be used for lectures, lessons and story-telling. It was also 

 voted to include in the purchase of books a limited number of reference 

 books suitable for children. By so enlarging its scope the Howard 

 library greatly increases its influence. The Museum is indeed fortu- 

 nate to be assisted in its work by the Howard Library association. 



Accessions 



Miss Mary A. Booth has been one of the principal contributors this 

 year. Displayed in a case made expressly for her gift there is a collection 

 of Miss Booth's photomicrographs such as have won honors at the 

 world's great expositions. It is gratifying to have in the Museum of 

 Miss Booth's home city a properly installed and representative collection 

 of the work of so famous a microscopist. 



A finely mounted black bear, Mr. Nathan D. Bill's contribution, 

 fills a long felt want at the Museum, and by Mr. Luman Andrews, another 

 donor, who like Mr. Bill rarely fails with his yearly contribution, several 

 thousand pressed plants have been added to the Museum's herbarium. 



The name Daniel L. Harris again appears on the Museum annals 

 with the gift of relics of the late war, and to all departments much ap- 

 preciated gifts have continued the steady work of completing collections. 



Respectfully submitted, 



GRACE P. JOHNSON, Curator. 



