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such pursuits, and promoting the health and educa- 
tion of all classes. An opportunity will be pre- 
sented for gathering together men of various tastes, 
who may assist in contributing their knowledge and 
ability to inform and delight the entire community. 
The many whose occupations or necessities compel 
to remain in this city during the summers, will derive 
physical and mental benefit from the Zoological 
Garden, that will cause it to be highly prized and 
affectionately regarded. The Board has derived much 
benefit from correspondence with other foreign so- 
cieties, the officers of which have shown themselves 
very favorably disposed, and ready to assist your 
Managers. The Garden is now open daily to mem- 
bers. During the past year Messrs. Joseph W. 
Miller, A. J. Drexel and Clarence H. Clark have 
been obliged, from the necessities of business, to re- 
sign from the Board, and their places have been 
filled by the present incumbents. Dr. Charles E. 
Cadwalader resigned as Secretary, May 29th, 1873, 
and the present officer was elected in his place. 
The thanks of the Society are due to the man- 
agement of the Pennsylvania and Union Pacific 
Railroad, for their liberality in the transportation of 
freight coming to the Garden, and to Dr. O. Finsch, 
of Berlin, for some fine photographs of the build- 
ings in the Zoological Garden of that city. 
By order of the Board of Managers. 
JNO. J. RIDGWAY, Jr., 
Secretary, 
