Annual Reports 
(Abridged ) 
REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
May 17, 1919—The new museum building was completed and payment 
therefor made by the subscriptions of 126 persons and by loans obtained 
from William G. Willcox, William T. Davis, and the Corn Exchange Bank. 
Dr. John Quincy Adams, chairman of the Finance Committee, died Feb- 
ruary 12, 1919. The transferral of exhibits and library to the new build- 
ing was completed during 1918, and the first meeting in the new audi- 
torium was that held on December 21, 1918. 
The Women’s Auxiliary was organized on April 6, 1919, Mrs. Charles 
P. Benedict president. Dr. Arthur Hollick resigned as director of the 
museum; Charles W. Leng, B.S., research associate American Museum 
of Natural History, was appointed his successor, taking office June I, 19109. 
May 15, 1920.—The loans from William G. Willcox and William T. 
Davis were canceled by the generosity of these gentlemen; the bank loan 
was reduced to $1,600. 
The John J. Crooke Fund, value $2,000, was established by gift of Doctor 
and Mrs. N. L. Britton, to provide for purchase of natural history books. 
The Staten Island Bird Club was reorganized. 
The Children’s Museum League was organized. 
Mrs. James R. Walsh became president of the Women’s Auxiliary. 
May 21, 1921—The D. M. Van Name Fund, for horticultural purposes, 
was established by his children. 
The Permanent Fund was established by the purchase of Liberty Bonds, 
value $2,000. 
The Horticultural Society of Staten Island was organized. 
An important offer of large mounted animals was declined for lack of 
space. 
THE JoHN J. CrookKE FuND 
At a meeting of the Board of Trustees held July 23, 1919, Dr. N. L. 
Britton read the following letter: | 
“To THE TRUSTEES OF THE STATEN ISLAND INSTITUTE oF ARTS AND SCI- 
ENCES : 
“T desire to establish a permanent memorial to the late John J. Crooke, 
who was for many years a resident of Great Kills, Staten Island, an en- 
thusiastic student of the natural sciences, a liberal patron of science, and 
a distinguished metallurgist and inventor. 
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