New-York tribune., 1912-02-06
science CHURCH QUITS HISTORY MUSE
Collection of Meteorites and
Indian Paintings Announced.
OFFICERS ALL REELECTED
Many New Members Taken In at
the Forty third Annual
Meeting.

The Catiin collection OF Indian paintings
and the Bailey collection of meteorites are
now the possession OF the American
Museum of Natural History. The meteo-
rites are the gift OF J. p Morgan. jr., ana
ogden Mills presented the paintings.
The announcement of the gifts was made
by Henry Fairfield Osborn. President OF
the Museum. at the i3d annual meeting OF
the trustees Of the museum last night at
the Union Club. where the trustees were
the guests OF Thomas Dewitt Cuyler Of
Philadelphia
These present were Mr. Osborn Joseph
II. Choate who Is one OF the founders;
Attorney General Wickersham. j. +.
Morgan, jr.. Ogden Mills, Madison Grant.
George s Bowdoin. A. ID. Juilliard. Archer
VI. Huntington. Felix VI. Warburg. James
Douglas, Arthur Curtiss James, John y.
Trevor Percy r. Pyne, Dr.. Walter Il.
James Park Commissioner Stover and
George II. Sherwood.
All the retiring officers We're reelected.
as were the trustees, with the following
result:
President, Henry Fairfield Osborn; First
vice-president. Cleveland H. Dodge; second
Charles Lanler; secretary, Archer NJ. Hunt
ingtOn; Charles Lanier, Anson ". Hard,
William Rockefeller and Seth Low trustees
in the Glass OF 1916.
All the retiring administrative officers, in
cluding Director Frederic A. Lucas and
Henry j. Langham. chief engineer, were
also reelected.
In his annual report President Osborn
said that 724.1H persons visited the museum
during the last year, 10000 more than In
the preceding year. over a million and
quarter pupils studied the circulating col
lection. an increase OF some 10000.
He also announced the enrolment OF 3i9
new members and said that plans were
being formulated for the celebration Of
the ifueth anniversary Of the founding OF
the museum on April 6, 1919.
A comparison OF the expenditures for
the year showed that while the city's con-
tribution was $lS9.757. the trustees and
friends Of the museum contributed s2l6,40i.
The building plans include the construc-
tion OF an east entrance hall on Central
Park West and an entrance hall opposite
10Th street and Columbus avenue The
future exhibition halls now under construc-
tion are the Geographic Hall. the African
Hail. the OceanOgraphic Hall. the Whale
Court and the Ichthyology Hall. Work
will begin at once. the contracts for the
excavating having been let.
Among those who were elected to MEM
bership were Ogden Mills. associate bene-
! factor, in recognition Of his gift OF the
Catlin collection Of Indian paintings; Mrs.
Fannie y. Dyckman, patron, in recogni-
tion OF her contribution for the prepars-
J tion and publication OF a photography on
| fishes: the Duke OF Bedford, fellow, for
| his generosity IN presenting TO the mu-
! scum two fine examples Of the Prejeyal-
| sky horse a species which had hitherto
been unrepresented In the collections;
Anthony T. Kuser. a Fellow, in recogni-
| ton OF his offer to present 10 the mu-
scum a collection of pheasants OF the
world; Lieutenant George T. Emmons, an
honorary fellow, in recognition Of his
services in furnishing information in re-
| gard TO the Indians OF the Northwest
coast and in promoting field work in that
region; George Bird Grinnell. an honorary
fellow, In recognition OF his services in
the development of the museums depart.
ment OF anthropology; Sir Ernest ShaSkle-
ton. a life member in recognition Of his
splendid achievements in the field OF eX-
ploration, as well as for his generosity
in presenting 10 the museum a collection
OF minerals from the South Polar region,
and DR. Leonard c. Sanford. a life MEM
Der. In recognition OF his generosity in
placing his collection Of birds OF the world
at the disposal of the curators OF the mu-
scum for study and reference.
The gift OF Mr. Morgan comprises the
largest meteorites that have fallen in
New York State, and many minerals also
left by the late 8. G. II. Bailey.
The paintings Of George Catlin, present
ed by Mr.. Mills, consist OF some three
hundred and fifty oil paintings. represent
ing chiefly the tribes between the Missis-
sippi River and the Rocky Mountains, az
observed by the painter during the years
1892 TO lS40. Their historic value is very
great, as they are the earliest authentic
sketches showing the costumes, ceremo-