THE ANNUAL REPORT. '29 



unfortunate as it would be, would save the rest of us 

 much uncertainty, confusion, labor, and expense. 



Second, the annual report should contain a complete 

 list of all changes in membership that may have oc- 

 curred since your latest report. 



Third, the annual report should give a brief sum- 

 mary of the year's work, number of meetings held, 

 excursions made, entertainments given, special plans 

 executed. 



Fourth, the annual report should contain a brief ac- 

 count of the most interesting facts learned during the 

 year by the personal observation of the chapter or any 

 of its members. This is the point most frequently 

 overlooked, yet it is second to none in importance. 

 No society can work faithfully for a year without 

 learning something which has interested its members, 

 and which must, therefore, prove of interest to the 

 Association at large. We recommend each chapter to 

 bear constantly . in mind, during the year, its next 

 annual report. Let there be a large envelope labeled'!, 

 " Items for next Annual Report," and into this let the 

 secretary or any member, from time to time, drop 

 slips of paper containing such facts as may be incor- 

 porated into the report. You will be astonished, at 

 the end of the year, to discover what a wealth of ma- 

 terial will have been accumulated. Let this, then, be 

 carefully sifted and nicely arranged, and you will have 

 an interesting and worthy report. 



Fifth, when possible, let pictures accompany your 

 reports. A sketch of some rare plant found last 

 autumn, a photograph of your cabinet, or room ; in a 

 word, a good picture of anything that has proved 

 specially interesting and instructive to you. The use 

 of the camera as an aid to science can hardly be over- 

 estimated, and it brings accurate picture-making within 

 the capacity of nearly all. 



