New-York tribune., 1903-02-17
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Increase an TisitOrs to Metropolitan
Museum of 1I7f.

At the quarterly meeting yesterday Of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, F. w Rnlhe-
lander the president. presiding Darius o. MillS'
j. Pierpont Morgan and Robert W DE Fores'
were unanimously reelected trustees for the
term ending February. 1910 The following OH
GERS were unanimously reelected; F. W. Rhihe-
lander president; William e Dodge. first vice
president Daniel Huntington. second v1ce-PreSl-
dent; H. c. Fahnestock. treasurer, and Geherai
Louis P di Cesnoa, secretary.
This makes the twenty-seventh consecutive
election of General di CesHna as secretary ana
trustee, and his twenty-ffth year as director
The executive committee elected was as FOL
lows: F. w Rhinelander William F. Dodge
Daniel Huntington, II. e. Fahnestock, Geheral
Louis P di Cesnola, Darius o. Mills. Samuel T.
Avery, Charles Stewart Smith John = heiineuS' ;
J. Pierpont Morgan. John L. CadWalader' VIII
lam L. Andrews and Rutherfurd Stuyvesant.
The members of the finance committee elected
were John s Kennedy, Darius o. Mills. John
Crosby Brown and the treasurer, H {. Fahne-
stock. ex officio The members of the auditing
committee elected were Edward d. Adams ana
Whitelaw Reid.
The annual report which presented ana
adopted set forth that the receipts for ad-
ininistration for 1902 were $212,443 10, and the
expenses of administration were Sl9Z,ooo 10
leaving balance of $19 776 I6. The members
the
abundant reason for congratulaton in the prog
ress of the museum shown by an lhcredSeu
number of visitors and annual members anu
increased sales of catalogues during the year
The number of visitors to the museum in 1901
| was 593946 At the end of 1902 the turnstleS
| recorded 663 1871 an increase of 69,23l over the
| previous year.
The curator OF the department of paintings
| George H. Story. during the last year lssueu
| 233 permits to artists and art Students WHO
| have copfed SO paintings on exhibition belong
| ing to the museum The curator received many
applications for permission copy pictures lent
to the museum. especially those belonging "
| George w. Vanderbilt. but they tould not pe
| granted because the consent in writing or the
owner had not been obtained IN collIol LlDS
| with the rules of the museum ABOUT ihe 4L 500
number of permits were issued Ill the o'heI
departments. <ro,,,
The number of members has increased from
| > 1O4 in 1901 to , 223 in 1902 BY economy IN
management and increase of income 1ro!n ,a Vtid.
cbarga1 for the wear surplus remains OF
IS 500 IA which it is desirable to use IN puI
chase of works of art, but which VIII propdDly
be needed for the additional cost ol lilf'li
of the building -
The income from the Rogers bequest, re-
stricted to the purchase of objects OF arr at,d
hooks will soon be available and VIII duC'
largely to the collections but their care mus mus
be provided for from other sources e!eIu,Iy ,rI
nv increased appropriations from the city Inc
budget provides for additional curators in Ger
tain departments. where at present the gre4:est
Ivvant is felt but much larger income. aNaid-
BILE for working expenses, will soon be neeueu
for the employment of others OF Satisfactory
attachments and capacity
The changes of loan collections and the con-
stant growth of the museum in many directions
make it difficult to provide permanently, at al al
times satisfactory catalogues, handbooks ana
labels A great amount of work has been done
in the last summer in shifting the collectlohS ~
improve their exhibition in the old and new
buildings and especially in rearranging the col
rection of casts. for which still more room IS
required, many casts still remaining IN Ine pa9e-
Tnent for want of space in the galleries.
The museum has suffered heavy loss IN the
last wear by the death of three of it's trustees,
Henry C. Marquand, Salem H Wales ana HeDer
L. Bishop. .,
There were present at yesterdays meeting
F. w Rhinelander. H. c. Fahnestock, WhltelaW
patd Iobn F2ieeIow Edward D Adams Ruther-
furd Stuyvesant, Samuel p. Avery, John s. Ken
nedy William l. Andrews. Frederick Dlelman
and General Louis p. di CeSnOla-