The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-11
new AQUARIUM IS PLANNED
CITY TO BE ASKED 7O ENLARGE
THE BAT7ERY BuILDING.

New York geological society Also An
nOunccs That n Has n Quarter NJ It's
Million Dollar Endowment Fund
Many Needs Of the Bronx Zoo.
More than I 900 members of the New
York geological Society gathered in the
ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria last
night at the Society's 18th annual meeting
to hear the reports of the years work
and to look at moving pictures Of Buffalo
Jones's adventures in roping lions and
/ rhinoceroses in Africa.
Prof Henry Fairfield Osborn. president
Of the society announced the completion
OF the first quarter million of the endow-
ment fund of 81 900 900. the collection OF
which was begun at the annual meeting
last year. He said that the fund would
be used to insure the permanence of the
society and thus of the geological Park
and the aquarium for scientific explora
ton and for the protection of animal life.
The list of subscribers to the fund, which
now amounts to 1856, 162. includes Samuel
Thorne. Jacob II. Schiff. George +. Baker
and Cleveland H. Dodge, each Of whom
gave $4,000; J. Pierpont Morgan who
gave $4,000; Ogden Mills. the estate of
Phube Anna Thorne. Levi p Morton and
Percy r. Pyne, who gave slo,o 900 each, and
many contributors of from 81 200 to s. 900.
among them Andrew Carnegie. II. 4. {.
Taylor. John d. Archbod. George j.
Gould and Miss Helen Gould
Among those who listened to the re
ports of the socetys work were John S.
Barnes, Cleveland H. Dodge. William
Pierson Hamilton, Mrs. Henry Fairfield
Osborn. Mrs. J. Stewart Barney. Mrs. F..
NJ Townsend, Jr.. Mrs. Goelet Gallatln.
Frank X. Sturgis. Emerson McMilin Mrs.
William v Swords Mrs. Henry : Rod
mond William G. Church. Percy X pync.
Miss Morgan, Mrs. stephen n Oln. Robert
:. Brewster. Mrs II b. Hartman Mis-
Marhurv. Miss Rhett. II e. de Khan
George b. Aenew. Mrs. ". b Cutting
William X Coe. Mrs William : Thrrne.
Miss Barnes. Mrs. F.. H. Winthrop. Jr
and Grenville Kane.
Madison Grant. chairman of the on.
ecutive committee, tod the society that
attendince az the aquarium has grown
so rapidly that IL - no longer possible 20
accommodate the crowds III the present
building AT the Battery. He said that the
nuldnC must be enlarged to provide
additional tank space and room for the
slGhtseets and that the city would loo
asked to iss,Ie bonds this spring for tn.
construction Of larger building or rather
an enlargement of the present one. II =
proposed to make the new aquarium the
largest IN the world Dr. Charles n
Townsend i to he sent abroad 10 study
European aquarlIms and TO report Il
is understood that the city will hc asked
10 apprOpriat. more than 81 500 500 for
the new aquarium.
Mr.. Grant said 'ha, "A new building was
also needed in which to house the national
collection of heads now in tho Society'-
administration building
The society was tod that sl2S'S had
been expended during The last wear for
the purchase Of live animals and that
TODAY IN" collection a. m. 700 il stronger
in rare species and in number Of lndi-
Nlduals than AZ any previous period
Al the close of the business meeting
resolutions were adopted pledglng tho
society to urge Congress 70 provide by
Federal statutes for the protection Of
wild fowl The following were elected
successors To tho outgoing class Of 1911
Of the board of directors. Henry Fair
field Osborn. William e Church. Lis
penard Stewart. II Iasimir de Rham
Hugh u Auchincloss Charles F Dietrich
James Hill. George r Baker, Grant h
Schley, Edward = Harkness. William
Pierson Hamilton and Robert 5 Brewster