Activities of the Society Miss Elsie Semke sang two groups of songs of the Jenny Lind era. Those who attended received a handsome Souvenir Program containing a "Biographical Sketch of Jenny Lind" by Mr. Westervelt and an article describing "The Jenny Lind Collection" acquired by the Society during the summer. A private showing was offered in the Special Exhibitions Gallery. Opened to the public on October 3d, the Jenny Lind Exhibition was the subject of several magazine articles, news stories, and radio programs over WEAF, WOR, WJZ, and others. Mr. Westervelt himself was interviewed regarding the Collection as the guest of the "Margaret Arlen" program broadcast over WABC on November 2d. The exhibition continued till the end of the year. In connection with the Flushing Tercentenary Celebration, on October 6th the Society installed a small but interesting exhibition of Flushing material in the display case in the main-floor corridor opposite the elevator. This case was taken over on October 27th by a Navy Day exhibition of "Our Victory Fleet—1919"—a series of eighteen water colors by Miss Marion Swinton depicting the triumphal entry of our first World War Navy into New York Harbor or the proud ships at anchor in the Hudson. Among these historic paintings—the gift of Mr. George A. Zabriskie—are several of dreadnoughts which took part in both World Wars: the Arizona, the Nevada, and Admiral Mayo's flagship Pennsylvania—all tragic victims of Japanese treachery at Pearl Harbor—and the heroic New York, then the lattice-towered flagship of the North Atlantic Fleet, now the de-commissioned veteran of Okinawa. In the display cabinet at the other end of the main-floor corridor, opposite the information desk, an exhibit was opened on October nth of sixty items of historic china and glass commemorating events from Washington's times to MacArthur's—all recent donations of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor. An exhibition of "Rare Colonial and New York Maps Engraved in America 1731-1809" was opened in the Map and Print Room and the adjoining corridor on October 31st, in connection with a meeting of the Geography and Map Group of the Special Libraries Association. The St. Nicholas Day Festival was celebrated on December 6th with an afternoon program for members and guests in the auditorium and in Dexter Hall. Mr. Henry Boyd lectured on "Bird Lore and Bird Calls," illustrated with colored lantern slides of New York songbirds and imitations of their calls. During the collation which followed, music was provided by the Eric Langer Ensemble and the guests previewed a Christmas exhibition of Early American Dolls and Toys—many of them of recent accession. This exhibition was opened to the public from December 7th to 31st, under the title: Christmas in Old New York. The Sunday afternoon organ programs, which were resumed on 56