Ithaca, N. Y. ..New York Dean LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY, Chairman.... HERBERT LAWRENCE BRIDGMAN. Hon. CHARLES AINSWORTH SPOFFORD, Chairman....New York Hon. THOMAS PETTIBONE KINGSFORD, Chairman. . Oswego, N. Y. Letchworth Park Committee (Concluded). HENRY MARCUS LEIPZIGER, Ph. D., LL. D.......... .New York New York Hon. N. TAYLOR PHILLIPS.. New York CHARLES DELAMATER VAIL, L. H. D.. .. Geneva, N. Y. Lower Hudson River Committee. Hon. GEORGE WALBRIDGE PERKINS, Chairman...... New York Philipse Manor Hall Committee. Hon. STEPHEN HOWARD THAYER, Chairman.... Yonkers, N. Y. Miss MARY MARSHALL BUTLER (honorary). Miss HARRIET A. BUTLER.. ALEXANDER SMITH COCHRAN. Miss HELEN R. CROES.. .. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. Yonkers, N. Y. GORDON HASTINGS PECK, Chairman.... West Haverstraw, N. Y. HENRY KIRKE BUSH-BROWN.. Hon. THOMAS HAMILTON LEE... Washington, D. C. Stony Point, N. Y. HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN, Sc. D., LL. D.. New York .New York .Peekskill, N. Y. New York EDWARD LASELL PARTRIDGE, M. D.. Hon. CORNELIUS AMORY PUGSLEY. THE SECRETARY Tappan Monument Committee. Hon. THOMAS HAMILTON LEE, Chairman.... Stony Point, N. Y. The President is ex-officio a member of all standing committees. unless expressly excused from such service. HEADQUARTERS. The headquarters of the Society are in the Tribune Building, No. 154 Nassau street, New York City. CHARTER. An account of the founding of the Society by the Hon. Andrew H. Green in 1895 and its subsequent development will be found on pages sixteen to twenty-four of our Twelfth Annual Report. The Society was originally incorporated by a special act of the Legislature of the State of New York (chapter 166 of the laws of 1895), under the title of "The Trustees of Scenic and Historic Places and Objects," which title was changed by chapter 302 of the laws of 1898 to "The Society for the Preservation of Scenic and Historic Places and Objects," and by chapter 385 of the laws of 1901 to "The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society." It had on January 1, 1913, a total membership of 508. Its charter reads as follows: The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. The following persons: William H. Webb,* Samuel D. Babcock,* John M. Francis,* Andrew H. Green,* Charles A. Dana, Oswald Ottendorfer,* Chauncey M. Depew, Horace Porter, William Allen Butler,* Mornay Williams, George G. Haven,* Elbridge T. Gerry, Walter S. Logan,* Henry E. Howland, Edward P. Hatch, William L. Bull, James M. Taylor, J. Hampden Robb,* Ebenezer K. Wright,* Alexander E. Orr, William M. Evarts,* Wager Swayne, Charles R. Miller, Frederick W. Devoe, Elbridge G. Spaulding,* Frederick S. Tallmadge,* Thomas V. Welch, S. Van Rensselaer Cruger,* Frederick J. De Peyster, Morgan Dix,* John A. Stewart, Charles C. Beaman,* Francis Vinton Greene, Peter A. Porter, M. D. Raymond, George N. Lawrence,* Benjamin F. Tracy, Augustus Frank,* Charles Z. Lincoln, John Hudson Peck, Sherman S. Rogers,* William Hamilton Harris, Lewis Cass Ledyard, Alexander B. Crane, John Hodge, Robert L. Fryer, J. S. T. Stranahan,* Samuel Parsons, Jr., Charles A. Hawley, Henry E. Gregory, Frederick D. Tappan,* Henry J. Cookinham, Henry R. Durfee, H. Walter Webb,* * Now deceased. and such others as shall become associated with them in the manner and upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the by-laws of the corporation hereby created, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, with all the powers and subject to the provisions of the eleventh section of chapter thirty-five of the general corporation law as amended by chapter six hundred and eighty-seven of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-two, except as otherwise provided by this act, and shall be capable of purchasing, taking, receiving, and holding by gift, grant, devise, bequest, or otherwise, in trust or perpetuity. real and personal estate for the uses and purposes of said corporation, the value of which shall not exceed one million dollars. (Chapter 166, 1895, amended by chap. 302, 1898, and chap. 385, 1901.) § 2. The objects of said corporation shall be to acquire by purchase, gift, grant, devise, or bequest, historic objects or memorable or picturesque places in the State or elsewhere in the United States, hold real and personal property in fee or upon such lawful trusts as may be agreed upon between the donors thereof and said corporation, and to improve the same; admission to which shall be free to the public under such rules for the proper protection thereof as said corporation may prescribe, and which said property shall be exempt from taxation within the State of New York. (Chapter 166, 1895, amended by chap. 385, 1901.) § 3. The affairs and business of said corporation shall be conducted by a board of not less than five or more than thirty-five Trustees, a quorum of whom for the transaction of business shall be fixed by the by-laws. The persons now constituting the Board of Trustees of said corporation shall continue to hold office until others are elected in their stead as provided by the said by-laws. Vacancies in the Board of Trustees may be filled in the manner prescribed by the said by-laws. (Chapter 166, 1895, amended by chap. 302, 1898, and chap. 385, 1901.) § 4. None of the Trustees or members of said corporation shall receive any compensation for services, or be pecuniarily interested directly or indirectly, in any contract relating to the affairs of said corporation, nor shall said corporation make any dividend or division of its property among its members, managers or officers. (Chapter 166, 1895.) § 5. The Board of Trustees shall annually, at a time to be fixed by the by-laws, elect or appoint from their number the following officers: A President, four Vice-Presidents and a Treasurer, who shall hold office for one year and until their respective successors are elected or appointed, and shall perform such duties as are provided by the by-laws. The Board of Trustees may also appoint a |