Founded in 1886, the New York City Branch is the second oldest in the nation. In 1949, members purchased the brownstone at 111 E. 37th St. in Murray Hill, a district recently included in the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Plans are now under way to renovate the house.

The branch continues a long interest in the United Nations, with a number of members serving there as non-governmental observers. It belongs to the Educational Priorities Panel, a coalition of organiza­tions working to improve the quality of education for New York City's school children.

We are also members of the New York Women's Agenda, an excit­ing coalition of over 100 women's organizations and the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association. The first Expanding Your Horizons™ Conference in the metropolitan area will be co-sponsored by the NYC and Westchester branches in March at Barnard College to en­courage middle school girls to consider careers in math, science and technology.