New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-16
METROPOLITAN UUSETW or ART.
OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATIONS RE-
lJ Ef,TED-MORE FUNDS NEEDED.

r.ir,een trustees OF the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art were present at the annual meeting wnich
was held Yesterday afternoon at IN" museum
builLrg In Central Park BY unanimous Voi' 'Hey
reelected the following officers Of the corporation;
Henry g. Marquand. president; Frederick W.
RhInelander and Daniel Huntington Nc"-presF
dents: General Louis p. di Cesnold secIe'aiy'
Hiram Hitchcock treasurer. and william Lorins
Andrews honorary librarian. Samuel J. avery
Heller H. Bishop and John >. Kennedy VT re-
elected trustees TO serve until 1891. John crosby
Brown John Bigeow ana Rutherford "'uS'eSAf''
were elected an auditing committee
Preside Mt Marduand too III 20 attend the inee'
,ro Yesterday The executive committee OF mo
,rus,ees Of the Museum for 1897 will be PRESIDENT
Marauand Vicc-Presdent Huntington "ehera' al
Cesnola and Mr.. Hitchcock as ex-onicio ns'nDei''
and Frederick W. Rhineander. Cornelius van
derbilt D. O. Mills. William r. Dodge. james A.
Garland Samuel r. Avery, William L. Aho'e"s
Charles stewart Smith and Salem n. Wales
rho annual report Of the trustees, when was
,doned declares that the year 1896 was one OF un-
interrupted prosperity for the Museum. "li's 70
tho museum exceeded those Of the previous year.
and in respect to those gifts the report says
The trustees are justly gratled 10 see ths
Museum enriched by these Acquisitions oucn oehe.
factions are essential TO It's welfare, anh tnen
cannot be overestimated. The trustees deem u
their duty. however, TO can atteh,om I" gi,.s con-
stitute a source of no small embarrassment, ~ an
Institution depending TO so large an extent Upon
rrivate contributions for Its maintenance
Evarv III received imposes a series Of expenses
Appropriate stands must be erected, eAL'o'e4oi i
time and money devoted to labelling. cataloguins
and various nesesSary cd These ex
penses have hitherto been met with ,he T, T. not
from the invested funds OF me museum us stronely en-
phaszed that the city contributes only aDoav 49,
thirds Of the he, s Of ] Constituting r the
ire available income Of the corpora,ion mas I'm IN
required during the past year fd 70 the pmsn,nancs
amount received from the city LOT inc i''"'
OF the Museum. . ,,o.,,,. u,o,r
All the funds the trustees have AZ tnGa p,9pS
are urgently needed to inSreais b and desirable
works of art are constantly being declined or lacH
of funds and often opportunities are iost "iCi an
no. shoud not be compelled devote All OF
their slender income to expenses l'cluslI !" - ~
hibition of their treasures u '"' p'
charge. . -, ..,..
The treasuror's report showed that the Iece.p's
from special funds in 1896 amounted TO Ni.'' -
The receipts for administration amounted '"
N3s. 1872 "a. and the expenses OF tne
TO sI3s67o 81 There 53,3l6 visitors at the u'
seum in 1896 and since March 80 1850, the number
nj visitors has been nearly 5000 or new &C
ouisitions the report of the trustees says
The collection of musical instruments present,t
cy sdd drinc the Year by rs specimens. The sd
ditons this collection have been 30 I 10
tnat repeaiediv been appropriated about hun
bred and twenty-five instruments nave ho' 3e-
been placed on exhibition -
collection of arms and armor, consisting OF 10
niaces has been presented TO the Museum IN ths
name of the late John S. Ellis. by Var
! Horne Ellis and his mother, Mrs Jonh . hlns
This collection will be displayed at the next sprih.
| exhibition. ,..- /, a.. .otoe-.I ,o,L
T., ~ rbia Of C;eorge Grey Barnard. entitled Il
| Feel Two Natures Struggling Within Ne. which
! has been presented TO the Museum 10y ME- A'''eu
Especial mention should be made Of twelve c vain,
/ Cd
! a Hearn among which are the following; for
| trait of a Lady" by John Hoppner fortrat 90 o.
! William Forsyth" by Sir Henry Rae0uFn am
PORTRAIT of the Duke of Cumberland, oy Or
! Joshua Reynolds.