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test in the name of the Society, and had received a reply from the deputy commissioner of Public Works stating that after due consideration, it had been decided to pave the blocks in question with cork, with which pavement the Department had become thoroughly satisfied after a year's experiment on First Avenue, and from the fact that it is extensively used in foreign cities.

On motion, the ballot was dispensed with and the following named ladies and gentlemen duly elected members of the Society :

Henry S. Marlor, 18 E. 78th St., New York,
G. W. Swan, 129 W. 36th St., New York,
Miss May Belle Dailey, 20 W. 127th St., New York,
Thomas A. Maitland, Harrison, N. Y.
Ludwig Brown, New Dorp, N. Y.
L. A. Winship, 66 Greene St. , New York,
C. R. Robert, Albemarle Hotel, New York,
Joseph Walker, Mariners' Harbor, New York,
J. B. Simpson, 11 Mt.Morris Park,W. , N.Y.C.
Mrs. James Wood, 14 Mt.Morris Park,W. , N.Y.C.
Dr. G. A. Spaulding, 248 Lenox Ave. , New York.
John McLaughlin, 126th St. & 5th Ave. , N.Y.C.

On motion, the meeting adjourned.

[Mo?] [M?] [illegible] [underlined]

Secretary pro tem.

New York , December 16, 1897 .

The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Committee of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held at Headquarters this day at 4 P. M. On motion of the President, Mr. Hicks took the chair.

Present :
Benjamin D. Hicks ,
President Haines ,
Elbridge T. Gerry ,
James Grant Wilson ,