36 SOC. OF AM. TAXIOEEMISTS, ANNUAL EEPOET. 
make up and deposit in that Institution a complete collection to 
illustrate the present standing and the possibilities of the art of 
taxidermy. The character of the collection was fully explained 
by the Secretary, and its advantages to the Society pointed out. 
After a full discussion of the plan proposed, the Society voted 
unanimously to accept the offer and prepare the collection as 
soon as possible. Contributions were invited, and a number of 
the most choice and valuable pieces in the Exhibition were pre- 
sented on the spot, a list of which appears elsewhere. 
The Exhibition closed on the night of May 5th. The attend- 
ance during the display was highly satisfactory. Notwithstand- 
ing the fact that nearly two thousand complimentary tickets 
were sent out, the receipts at the door amounted to $548. The 
sales were sufficient to greatly encourage the exhibitors, amount- 
ing in the aggregate to $1,258. The press gave liberal and 
frequent notices of the Exhibition, which were of the greatest 
assistance. The thanks of the Society are due and are hereby 
tendered the Cornm^ercial- Advertiser, Evening Telegram^ Sun, 
Tribune, Herald, Forest and Stream, Harper's Weekly, The 
Daily Graphic, Scientific American, Gourrier des Etats-Unis, 
and other papers. 
It would be highly ungrateful to omit an expression of 
heartiest thanks to Professor Henry A. Ward, who more than 
ever remains the Society’s fast friend through storm and sun- 
shine, whose aid is always given actively and freely, and who 
always lends a strong hand to help the Society over the rough 
places. Without his energetic presence in New York, both be- 
fore, during, and after the Exhibition, the burdens of the officers 
would have been very greatly increased. 
The New York Exhibition and General Meeting of the Soci- 
ety was ail event which will be long remembered by all who par- 
ticipated, perhaps the most notable that has ever occurred in the 
history of taxidermy. Its success amply repays the labor and 
worry of months of preparation, and although it is a thing of the 
past, its influence will be felt for years to come, and it will for- 
ever remain as evidence of what American taxidermists can do. 
WM. T. HOENADAY, 
Secretary. 
