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St. Louis Zoological Park Chain of Lakes

St. Louis Zoological Park

Chain of Lakes

Dedicated to the people of St. Louis City and County

Who expressed their faith in the Zoo

On April 6, 1971, by establishing

the Zoo-Museum District

erected June, 1979 by the

Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission

to commemorate the rehabilitation program

made possible by the district.

Judge Thomas F. McGuire, president

Howard F. Baer, vice president

J. K. Thompson, treasurer

Mrs. Henry Belz III

Robert E. Hillard

Joseph O. Losos

William R. Orthwein, Jr.

Roland W. Richards

Mrs. Wayman F. Smith III

Mahlon B. Wallace III

Robert T. Briggs, director and secretary to the commission

With gratitude to the membership of theZoo Association who substantially contributed

to the program and their officers:

Robert J. Bodine president

Hal A. Kroeger, Jr.

Mrs. Henry Belz III

vice presidents

William O. Lortz treasurer

Mrs. Richard B. Kallaus secretary

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