OUR PRESIDENT SAYS: When the time comes for me to address the membership of our society through the year book, I am always glad to go over those pleasant things which have happened to us as residents, in fact or in spirit, of "The Dutchess's County." Often as I ride over its roads, stopping now and again to enjoy some particularly beautiful sight—a tree in new leaf or in the splendor of fall coloring, a tiny stream with a fringe of ice on its sides, an orchard in full bloom or heavy with fruit, a field of grain rippling in the summer breeze, or the same field with a fresh blanket of snow, dazzling in the winter sunshine—I recall Miss Helen W. Reynolds' fervent expression, "It's a good land !" *
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We were pleased to have as speakers at our spring and fall meetings two young men who have done considerable work and who are authorities in their own separate fields. Mr. Ralph T. Waterman, at a meeting held in May, told of our native birds and showed slides which pictured many of them in color. At the meeting held in October, Mr. Godfrey Olsen told of the archaeological work he had done and showed many slides illustrating the search for artifacts and told much about the Indians of this area, especially the Schaghticokes. The talks were interesting and informative and were much appreciated by all who attended these meetings. *
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Those members who had the good fortune to take part in the joint pilgrimage in Putnam County, arranged by Mr Frazier, had a most enjoyable treat. Only those persons who have arranged such a tour can appreciate the tremendous amount of work done by our neighbor. The trip was planned to help raise funds for the restoration of Boscobel. Since that time we have read of a single gift of $50,000 toward this objective. We sincerely congratulate Mr. Frazier on a well-arranged tour and on the recent contribution to his restoration fund. 18
