the full length of the house on the side facing the river. 

 At one end of the large room is the fine open fireplace, 

 wide enough to receive four-foot logs and high enough to 

 throw out a great volume of heat. At the opposite end 

 are the lockers for the private use of members, and 

 at frequent intervals along the walls there are shelves to 

 accommodate the books and common property of the 

 Club. The cots and blankets are kept upon a platform 

 built above the lockers. Heavy curtains may be drawn 

 across the room near this end, separating it from the main 

 living-room. The kitchen contains the cook-stove, culi- 

 nary utensils, table service, and supplies of food. The 

 house itself is covered on the outside with unpainted cy- 

 press shingles laid upon a solid sheathing of lumber and is 

 lined on the inside with heavy building pajjer. It can be 

 made comfortable on the coldest nights experienced in 

 this latitude, and, as the register shows, has been used by 

 the members at ever}- season of the 3^ear and in every sort 

 of weather. 



The cost of the building was slightly over the |2oo esti- 

 mated, of which sum there was on hand at the beginning 

 only $75. With the regular dues and the entrance fees of 

 new members, no special assessments having been made, 

 all debts have been paid and the club now has a substantial 

 balance in the treasury. The present membership numbers 

 thirty-three. 



A thorough biological survey of the island is in progress, 

 and the Club hopes in time to be able to set forth in 

 appropriate form a record of the observations which its 

 members are making. The accessibility of the ground 

 from the terminus of the car line at Cabin John and its 

 naturally restricted area are factors which make probable 

 an early and successful completion of this pleasant task. 



This booklet and brief historical sketch have been pre- 

 pared largely for the use of the Club members, but also 

 in the hope that prospective biological clubs in other 

 parts of the country may be led to acquire for their use 

 simple quarters in some wild spot where out-door life 

 may be studied under the best of conditions. 



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