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CONTENTS PAGE OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY : ne ae scars ge Ess ; 5 Dk a ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT . : : : : : : ; ; a 9 TREASURER’S REPORT eee ta Rie ep er ee me ee me ty Aa Se: SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING .. ly aid 5 F ie hu tanls: ee : 16 SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS : : ; : 22 GENS USM prEen fon 7 Big he Cot peal cet as ce mia ce oo. ele meee tenia a aS) REPORT ON CANADIAN NATIONAL HERD . j wae Fe ih eae : we 28 THE NIOBRARA RESERVATION . é ‘ : F : , : : ; : 30 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STATE HERDs . j : : ; F ; : 41 PROGRESS ON THE WIND GAVE PRESERVE). 6 292 06) se ees 44 CONSTITUTION , Sp sea - EEL Mets? ‘ : eae Xe ce 45 List oF MEMBERS . : F : , : ; j : : ; ; : 5 é 47 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE HERD ON MONTANA NATIONAL BISON RANGE. . : Hak . Frontispiece Montrana NATIONAL HERD—WARDEN HODGER AND SOME oF HIS CHARGES aflalt Montana NATIONAL Herp—“KALISPELL CHIEF” : : SUA a: : ALS ONE OF THE LARGER BULLS . Aer : ‘ ; : ‘ ; é 23 LookINnG NortH TOWARD MISSION CREEK . 5 : : ; : : 28 ANOTHER VIEW OF THE HERD . . : , ‘ ‘ ; ; : : 29 BULL AND Cow . : : : : : : : : : : 5 ; 30 More BISON . ; ; ‘i : 5 : ; : ; : 2 ; : 31 NIOBRARA RESERVE—A GENERAL VIEW . 3 : : : : ‘ : : 3 NO man ey (Choo WADI a 6 6 “ 6 «0 oc 6 om oo « ol SoME TIMBER AND THICKETS . : : oe : ; i peers) THE BLUFF AND THE RIVER . ‘ ‘ ‘ ; : : ; : ' 36 THE NIOBRARA RIVER . ; : : ‘ : : : : ; ; : 38 A SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY 5 ahs! WIE WOR TEEGIENCE, (4 12 “eo @) ool a) i ee () A BUFFALO CRATE 4 ee 5 aor; ee: Sy Molen pth eeae lO ARRIVAL OF THE GILBERT BISON . 5 ; : . ; ; : : 43 ARRIVAL OF ANIMALS AT THE RANGE . : : ; ; ‘ 6 ‘ 43 OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN BISON SOCIE FY 113 OFFICERS President, Prof. FRANKLIN W. HOOPER Prof. HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN Dr. JOHN C. PHILLIPS Secretary, WILLIAM P. WHARTON Treasurer, CLARK WILLIAMS Vice-Presidents, : BOARD OF MANAGERS Class of 1914 HRNEST HAROLD BAYNES .. . . . Meriden, N. H. 1916 CHARLES L. BRINSMADEH, 166 Gonmnbid Hees Brooklyn, N. Y. 1914 WILLIAM C. DEMOREST .. . . 60 Liberty St., New York City 1916 GHO.S. EDGELL .... . . 192 Broadway, New York City OIG lee ACs DIVVCAIEUD Ses en eee on enw TOeeks ot avAlocmiya Ney 1915 Prof. MORTON J. ELROD, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont. 1915 MADISON GRANT .... . 22 Hast 49th St., New York City 1914 A. BARTON HEPBURN .. . . . 83 Cedar St., New York City 1914 Prof. FRANKLIN W. HOOPER, Brooklyn Inst. of Arts and Sciences 1914 Dr. WILLIAM T. HORNADAY . . . New York Zoological Park OH Cole Cae ONE Si ne 5 eee een eas ViecasneNewse Mexico 1916 FREDERIC H. KENNARD . . 220 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. Lh Jee ND EN ORING = s.5s 2 ee Oweeor Ne ye 1914 Wesss MIGCRINIAR fe "6, eo es ea ie oe 157 Michigan Ave., Chicago, I]. 1916 Prof. HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN, Am. Museum Nat. History, New York City 1914 Dr. T. S. PALMER .. . Biological Survey, Washington, D. C. Oi DT OFUNG Cae EMU IalG Sia enee . . Wenham, Mass. UMS ONS, AIG IEISUNDILINeS) 4G 6 gg 2927 ane St., Pittsburg, Pa. 1914 GEORGE D. PRATT .. . . 338 Union Square, New York City 1914 EDMUND SEYMOUR .. ... . 45 Wall St., New York City 1915 C.H.STONEBRIDGE ... .. . 23 Warren St., New York City 1916” ERNEST THOMPSON SETON = = => = = . Cos Cob; Conn: UPIG — GOIsUN, IBY MM SVANADIRS 6 8 Gg. oo . . South Lancaster, Mass. iS) ibs IBVALRN 1h MN SUANGDIES 4 Gg 5 WE ee State Road, Boston, Mass. 1915 WILLIAM LYMAN UNDERWOOD, Mass. Inst. Technology, Boston, Mass. 16 WleEGrAM. Pa WEARTON = 2 . . Groton, Mass. 1915 CIGARS Wille le WAIM Sire ei 293 Medison Aven New York City ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT I congratulate the Society on the work which it has accomplished during the past year; in the financial sup- port that has been given by its members and friends, in the co-operation which it has received from other so- cieties interested in the preservation and enjoyment of animal life, in the actions taken by the National and State Governments and by the Canadian Government in the protection of the bison and other large quadru- peds and in providing means by which these large an1- mals may increase in numbers and continue to be the associates of man for many generations to come. The number of pure blooded bison in the United States and Canada was increased in the season 1911-12 from 2,760 to 2,907. The Wichita herd was increased to 30 last spring, the Montana herd to 70 and the Yel- lowstone National Park herd to 125; the Canadian herds to 1,132. Of the private herds, the Blue Mountain Forest herd in New Hampshire numbers 86, the Good- night herd 120 or more, and the James Philip herd 290. This last herd has been offered for sale to the Society. It is feeding just east of the Missouri River in South Dakota. The Society since its last meeting secured an appraisal of lands belonging to private parties adjacent to the Wind Cave National Park in western South Dakota, and reported its findings to the United States Secretary of Agriculture early in 1912. On February 27 and March 6 the Society sent communications to the Secretary of Agriculture, after conferences with sena- tors and representatives in Congress for South Dakota and neighboring states, recommending the establish- ment of a National Bison Range and Game Preserve on the Wind Cave National Park, and on lands adjacent thereto, containing permanent water supplies and com- prising some fifteen thousand acres altogether, at a cost for fencing of $17,000, and at a cost for acquiring lands not now the property of the Government of 9 $15,000, or $32,000 altogether; the Society agreeing to furnish for the preserve a herd of not less than fifteen full blooded bison in good condition for breeding. On March 14 Secretary Wilson in acknowledging the receipt of these letters wrote as follows: In reply I beg to say that the department fully appreciates the generous offer of The American Bison Society, as well as the public spirit shown by the Society in formulating this project and in col- lecting the data necessary for submission to Congress. The National Bison Range in Montana, established at the suggestion of, and stocked with buffalo presented by, your Society, has been remark- ably successful, and has demonstrated the importance of having several such preserves at suitable points in the original buffalo country. The Wind Cave National Park seems to offer a location equal to that of any preserve thus far established; and if the plan which you outhne can be consummated, it will afford another range as desirable as that in Montana. The matter will be taken up at once, and your plan will be sub- mitted to the Secretary of the Interior and to Congress in the hope that the necessary legislation may be secured. Respectfully, JAMES WILSON, Secretary. Clauses were accordingly inserted in agricultural appropriation bills in both houses of Congress provid- ing for the establishment of the Wind Cave National Game Preserve as recommended, and providing for appropriations of $17,000 for fencing and $15,000 for land purchases. Members of your Committee on State Herds appeared before members of the Committees on Agriculture of both houses. The measure passed the Senate in March and went to the Conference Com- mittee of the two houses, and finally passed both houses in the early summer as prepared, except ‘that the appropriation made was $26,000 instead of $32,000. The Department of Agriculture has proceeded under the act to prepare the way for the establish- ment of this important game preserve, beautifully located, admirably adapted for the purpose intended, and including a portion of the winter feeding grounds 10 MONTANA NATIONAL HERD WARDEN HODGES (AT LEFT) AND SOME OF HIS CHARGES of the large herds of bison that formerly ranged to the north and northeast in the summer season. It will be incumbent on the Society to provide a herd of 15 or more bison for this preserve in 1913 or early in 1914. On April 21 the following letter was received: New York ZooLocicaL Park, New York, April 20, 1912. Pror. FRANKLIN W. HOOPER, President of The American Bison Society, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York. Dear Mr. President: The New York Zoological Society, through its Executive Committee, authorizes me to offer The American Bison Society a herd of ten buffalos, consisting of males and females of various ages, for the nucleus herd with which to stock the Wind Cave National Bison Range, whenever it is established by Congress. We would wish the cost of transportation to be met by the Bison Society; but the crating will be at the expense of the Zoological Society. I need hardly assure you that these will be animals of absolutely pure blood. aa Yours very truly, (Signed) W. T. HORNADAY, > Director iil Brookiyn, April 22, 1912. Dr. WILLIAM T. Hornapay, New York Zoological Park, Borough of the Bronx, New York City. My Dear Dr. Hornaday: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of April 20 in which you present, on behalf of the New York Zoological Society, to The American Bison Society, a herd of ten buffaloes, consisting of males and females of various ages, for a nucleus herd for the Wind Cave National Game Preserve in South Dakota, as soon as it shall have been established by Con- gress, and on condition that The American Bison Society will pro- vide the cost of transportation of the buffaloes from New York to the Game Preserve, as stated, and with the further condition that the expense of crating the buffaloes will be borne by the New York Zoological Society. This gift is not only a most valuable one, but most timely. It comes when Congress has under consideration the establishment of the Wind Cave National Game Preserve. The gift of this nucleus herd will be a strong argument with Congress for establishing the Game Preserve. I have no doubt that The American Bison Society will accept the offer contained in your letter with due recognition of its im- portance. I am forwarding copies of your letter to the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, and to senators and members of Congress who are interested in establishing the Wind Cave National Game Preserve and a herd of bison therein. I beg you to receive for yourself, as Director of the New York Zoological Society, and for its Board of Trustees, the grateful acknowledgment of the offer that you have made from its President, and the assurance to the Trustees that favorable action will be taken by the Society at its next meeting. Very sincerely yours, FRANKLIN W. HOOPER, President, The American Bison Society. Action on the letter from Dr. Hornaday will there- fore be appropriate at this meeting. The various actions taken by the Board of Managers since the last meeting are contained on pages 14 and 15 of the Fifth Annual Report of the Society published in October. Copies of the report of Mr. J. Alden Loring on the Wind Cave National Game Preserve were furnished by the Society to members of Congress and to the press 12 and other copies are included in the Annual Report as authorized by the Board of Managers. The first annual dinner was successfully held at Delmonico’s on February 23, a report of which will be made by the special dinner committee. This com- mittee sought to have the Second Annual Dinner given this evening but it was found to be impracticable. I take this occasion to recommend that the Society seek the establishment of additional herds, so far as practicable, on National land in the western States and on State lands in eastern States, particularly in the State of New York. In closing this, my second brief Annual Report, I take the occasion to thank all the members and friends of the Society who have co-operated in its work, and particularly those members of the Board of Managers and of standing and special committees who have given a large amount of time to the Society’s interests and purposes, for the important services rendered, and to express the conviction that valuable as has been the work of the Society in the past it has even more valu- able work awaiting it. FRANKLIN W. HOOPER, President. 13 TREASURER’S REPORT AMERICAN BISON SOCEHIN.| YauAry on2 GENERAL FUND Balances january Oe es tyes tens ee eee $1,998.51 DME Spee ale ee ae se etal ace oe eg eee $1,060.10 Dimmer subseruptions in abundance, and our small herd have taken to it as to a long lost friend. South of the river the land is sandy, and although not adapted to farming, the protecting sod is heavy and the grass grows to hay-like abundance. This portion might not be adapted for buffalo in large numbers; but, as it would have to be fenced separately, it will provide an exclusive antelope pasture of much merit. But the buffalo need no better retreat than in the territory north of the river, where they could roam about the numerous canyons and find ample natural shelter from the most severe storms. When appro- priation through Congress is secured to enable the officials to fence this reserve property, the Government will then have a fourth bison range in a typical loca- tion, of equal merit and value to the others. While the Montana Range is all that can be desired, it is so remote that there are not many persons in the east who will be able to visit it. Niobrara will be more readily accessible; and the support of your members for any legislation pending to fence this reserve will no doubt be hearty. The presentation of ‘‘the Gilbert herd,’’ however, ‘ame upon us before we had such an appropriation to fence. The citizens of Valentine helped us out in this emergency, for, rather than lose the herd to their vicinity, a fund of $470 was subscribed. The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co. donated $100, and through the efforts of Dr. T.S. Palmer of the Biological 37 Photo by E. R. Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. NIOBRARA RESERVE THE NIOBRARA RIVER RUNS THROUGH THE TRACT BAST AND WEST, PLACING ABOUT ONE-THIRD NORTH OF THE STREAM Photo by EF. M. Dille NIOBRARA RESERVE EMBRACING A STREAM OF PURE SPRING WATER FOR A STEADY SUPPLY Survey, $1,500 was pledged by the National Associa- tion of Audubon Societies, making a total fund of $2,070 for immediate use in constructing a fence about a small area, so that the herd could be moved for the relief of Mr. Gilbert. Therefore the pasture as it now stands has an area of about two hundred aeres, and it has been planned with a view to its use as a permanent exhibition pasture for a selected number of game animals. The large pasture will join on the east side, and the buffalo or other game animals can be shifted from one enclosure to the other. It was not difficult work transferring the buffalo from the Gilbert farm near Friend to Valentine and the reservation. What complecated the task was the fact that we had to handle three classes of animals of diverse natures and requiring different methods of cap- ture and treatment. The gift comprised seventeen elk, several deer and the six buffalo. It became necessary to divide the shipment and make two trips. A fourteen- mile haul by wagon to the railroad was necessary at Friend, with a four-mile haul at this end. The buffalo were in the crates about 44 hours, and I turned them into the pasture on January 21 without loss or accident. The bluffs across the river and the rolling table- lands beyond make a perfect background for our little buffalo group of 5 cows and heifers, one young bull and one little calf a month old. I know that the animals are happy in their new home. They have shed the restraint of an eighty acre pasture from their sides together with last winter’s coat of long hair, and almost daily enjoy the excitement of a genuine stampede. It is to be regretted that we do not have a hundred or more to dot and typify the landscape. FRED M. DILUE. Niobrara Reservation, May 25, 1913 39 Photo by F. M. Dille : NIOBRARA RESERVE A SIX-FOOT PAGE WOVEN WIRE WITH THREE BARB WIRES AT THE TOP, AND SO CLOSE TO GROUND THAT A JACK RABBIT CANNOT ESCAPE Photo by I’. M. Dille NIOBRARA RESERVE A CRATE THAT WILL HOLD A BUFFALO, THE SIZE TO BE ADJUSTED TO THEIR AGE. THIS CRATE IS 3 FEET WIDE, 5 FEET 8 INCHES HIGH AND 7 FEET 6 INCHES LONG; GOOD FOR 4 OR 5 YEAR OLD ANIMAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STATE HERDS ae TER careful survey of the field during the past year the committee has been unable to make any real progress in the establishment of herds of buffalo under State auspices. One of the projects referred to in the last report, the Gilbert herd in Nebraska, has been taken over by the Department of Agric ulture, and the establishment of this herd on the Niobrara Reser- vation in northern Nebraska is now practically an accomplished fact. During the present year, with the convening of legislatures in three-fourths of the States and many projects for the protection of game under considera- tion, it may be possible to secure some provision for a State reservation adapted for buffalo. The most promising outlook at present seems to be in Missouri and in New York. The committee recommends that the matter be taken up by the Secretary with the proper officers in these two States with a view to ascertaining whether the desired object can be carried out. Attention is again called to the fact brought out by the last census of buffalo that eleven of the Southern States as well as several States in the northwest and on the Pacific coast are without a single living speci- ment of the American bison. The people and espe- cially the children in these States have no opportunity of seeing the buffalo in life, unless on the occasion of a visit to a traveling menagerie or circus. The com- mittee therefore renews its recommendation that, as a means of popularizing the work of the Society and of extending interest in the buffalo, attention be directed in some of these States toward the establishment of municipal herds, which it is beheved can be provided with a minimum of expense if the proper co-operation ean be secured from Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce in some of the leading cities. The time seems opportune for inaugurating a campaign of this kind, particularly in the cities of Atlanta, Ga., and Memphis, Tenn. It is believed that if the Secretar y will take up these matters with the Chambers of Commerce or other 41 leading business organizations in these cities, a plan can be formulated whereby small exhibition herds of buffalo can be provided for the respective city parks of these cities. These herds will prove both a means of education and of popularization of the work so that, if later on effort is to be made to establish a National herd in the Appalachian Park or at some other suitable point in the southeastern States, the movement will secure the general support which its importance demands. S52 Ad ven: 42 Photo by F. M. Dille NIOBRARA RESERVE THE ARRIVAL OF THE GILBERT BUFFALO AT THEIR NEW HOME, THE NIOBRARA RESERVATION, NEBRASKA Photo by F. M. Dille NIOBRARA RESERVE THE BUFFALO WERE TURNED LOOSE IN THE PASTURE JANUARY 21. THE WAGON WAS BACKED DOWN A TRENCH AND BUFFALO LEFT CRATE THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FENCE DIRECTLY INTO PASTURE PROGRESS ON] WEND CAVE SIN ADO INE PRESERVE. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BuREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY, WasHineron, D. C., May 7, 1913 Pror. FRANKLIN W. HOOPER, President, American Bison Society, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn, New York. Dear Professor Hooper: You may be interested to know what progress is being made in the acquisition of lands for the Wind Cave National Game Preserve. We have decided to purchase the follow- ing four tracts: 1. The Ranklin place of 80 acres, inside the Park. 2. The Ranklin homestead of 80 acres, adjoining the north boundary of the Park. 3. The Paulsen place of 156 acres, at the northeast corner of the Park. 4. The Prather place of 160 acres, between the Ranklin and Paulsen holdings on the north boundary of the Park. Up to date, we have secured satisfactory options on all these tracts except the Ranklin homestead, to which the owner is not yet prepared to transfer title, but hopes to secure his final papers within sixty days. We have secured a deed from Mr. Ranklin for the holding within the Park, and the papers are now in the hands of the solicitor for examination. We have secured a deed from Mr. Paulsen and the papers have been approved by the Department of Justice and have been sent back to South Dakota to be recorded. The Department of Justice is now examining the title to the Prather place, but we have not yet secured a deed. I am hoping that the purchase of tracts 1, 3 and 4 can be concluded within thirty or sixty days and we shall then be in a position to proceed with the fencing without waiting for the acquisition of the Ranklin homestead outside the Park boundary. Very truly yours, (Signed) T. S. PALMER, Assistant Chief, Biological Survey. 44 CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN BISON SOCIETY ARTICLE I—NAME The name of this organization shall be The American Bison Society. ARTICLE II.—OBJECTS The objects of this Society shall be the permanent preservation and increase of the American Bison. ARTICLE II—MEMBERSHIP Section 1—The membership of this Society shall consist of Associate Members, Members, Life Members, Patrons, and Honorary Members. Section 2.—Any person in sympathy with the objects of this Society may become an Associate Member by paying the prescribed dues. Any person in sympathy with the objects of this Society may become a Patron, Life Member, or Member upon election by the Executive Com- mittee and payment of the prescribed fees or dues. Section 3.—The dues of an Associate Member shall be one dollar, payable annually. The dues of a Member shall be five dollars, payable annually. The fee of a Life Member shall be one hundred dollars. The fee of a Patron shall be one thousand dollars. Section 4—A Member may be expelled from the Society upon the written recommendation of any officer, by a majority vote of the members of the Executive Committee present at any meeting, provided notice of such proposed action, with reasons therefor, be sent to the member and to the Executive Committee at least one week before such meeting. ARTICLE IV—GOVERNMENT Section 1—The governing body of this Society shall consist of a Board of Managers of twenty-seven persons, divided into three groups of nine each. The tenure of office of the Managers shall be three years, but only nine Managers’ terms can expire by limitation in any one year. Therefore, at each annual meeting of the Society, nine new members shall be elected by ballot of a majority of the members present, due notice haying been given in advance to all members. Section 2—The Board of Managers shall elect each year at its annual meeting, from its own members, by ballot and a majority vote, a President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary, and Treasurer, and five persons to form, with the President and Secretary, the Executive Committee of the Society. Honorary officers, each to serve a term of one year, may be elected at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Section 3.—Vacancies occurring in the Board of Managers and Exec- utive Committee may be filled by the Executive Committee to complete the year in which they occur. Section 4—At the annual meeting a Nominating Committee, consist- ing of three members, shall be appointed by the presiding officer; their duties shall be to present a list of candidates to fill vacancies on the Board of Managers. 45 ARTICLE V.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section 1.—The duties of the officers shall be such as pertain to their respective offices in similar societies. The President shall be ex-officio chairman of the Board of Managers and of the Executive Committee. Section 2.—The Vice-Presidents shall perform the duties of the Presi- dent, in his absence, in the order of seniority of office. Section 3.—The Secretary shall record the proceedings of the Society, of its Board of Managers, and of its Executive Committee, in books to be kept for the purpose; shall have charge of all records belonging to the Society, and of its publications; shall conduct the correspondence of the Society and keep a record thereof; shall inform members, Managers, and officers of their election; and shall give notice of all meetings, and inform the Managers and officers of all matters requiring their action. Section 4.—The Treasurer shall collect all bills and assessments due the Society; shall pay from the funds of the Society all bills duly approved by the President, or by three members of the Executive Committee; shall send to the Secretary once a month the names and addresses of all new members. He shall also furnish, at the request of the Executive Com- mittee, a statement of the financial condition of the Society. ARTICLE VI.—MEETINGS Section 1.—There shall be an annual meeting of the Society, for the election of Managers and other general purposes, on the second Thursday of January. Section 2.—Special meetings may be called upon seven days’ notice by the President, or on a written application signed by three members of the Board of Managers, stating the object of said meeting. Section 8.—The annual meeting of the Board of Managers shall be held immediately after the annual meeting of the members of the Society, and other meetings may be held at such times as the President or Execu- tive Committee may deem desirable. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Section 4.—Meetings of the Executive Committee may be held at such times and places as may be appointed by the President, or, in his absence, by the Secretary, and three days’ notice of each meeting shall be given. Three members constitute a quorum. Section 5.—The order of business shall be as follows:— Reading records of previous meeting. Reports of Committees. Reading communications. Unfinished business. New business. Cushing’s Manual shall be the authority for the decision of disputed questions of order and debate. ARTICLE VII.\!AMENDMENTS Amendments or alterations of the Constitution may be made by a two- thirds vote of a meeting of the Board of Managers at any meeting, pro- vided written notice of the proposed change shall have been sent by mail to every member of the Board of Managers not less than seven days pre- vious to said meeting. 46 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN BISON SOCIETY PATRONS. BLUE Mountain Forest ASSOCIATION............. New York City COS PATDS (OTSONSS) 10 gas @101s i ee ner ern Kalispell, Mont. JLJO\STHIDN 2 SCIO1E BS lO pee ae ne Salt Lake City, Utah NEE PEM ONWARD) 28 hb oo 0 avs. a 5 dos iveae.oe bo oes cheba St. Paul, Minn. ROOM NMG EMD WEPARTDS 6 oe. dy ot dare va wel ore Ble ee Goodnight, Tex. | dU 72 TUT 9) NS 5 Fort Pierre, So. Dakota SME OEONRENSH . 00. os. dn a os ww sks wan Sage do eee New York City LIFE MEMBERS BME S ON iN Ne aie cies Seles vials he scant oatetes Be eee NeW ORK: iby PACE ECO VAD) OMEN SID 5. 0 5, Lk Fc) a esccee arte Rn New York City PUG Se DWIUNE Hehe oak oak Ss sada, ances Aue ee ee Boston, Mass. | Bus VSCIROR IO \ ENG CA an Be Ee Boston, Mass. SETSS.: 10S Se. ree el ene nena CeO PEGs ipane New York City Bite NERS WH ene) hes os gales ae De onc oeege Niows OF kes@nim EAT TE ASTOR,” J AL ea Rg ae eerie eae Boston, Mass. DEIN SOMADE:, (CHARLES IYMAN. 22.0... .4 506520 ben Brooklyn, N. Y. |ETEOQTECS EADS MDT Ta OS meee ae se et at PnP at eth et ed 1 Boston, Mass. peer, NIT Se MW 2 Sk nis 405s oe dione oe ee ee NOW OreeOiiy GAB WEGIH, CANDREW 2.0 J: 6 once «04 e8 eee aes: Ne Wr el ork Muy, CTLTTTD TE GN Ga ae eee a et eI ede ee New York City CotwArron, Mes. Guoren N. oJ... 22.5 ee cnence Philadelphia, Pa. CORBIN, AU SDEN gia. cases ase nos n ad oe ee NOW ROG Meni, ee MRS. 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