RECORDS OF MEETINGS. 535 



Nine hundred eighty-second Meeting. 



May 13, 1908. — Annual Meeting. 



Vice-President Walcott in the chair. 



There were present twenty-eight Fellows. 



Letters were read from Thomas Dwight, Theodore Hough, 

 and Arthur Michael, resigning Fellowship; from Louis Derr, 

 accepting Fellowship ; from the Third International Congress 

 of Botany, two circulars referring to the Congress. 



The death of Gustavus Hay, Resident Fellow in Class I, 

 Section 1, was announced by the Chair. 



The annual report of the Council was read. 1 



The annual report of the Treasurer was read, of which the 

 following is an abstract: — 



General Fund. 



Receipts. 



Investments 82,833.37 



Assessments 1,830.00 



Admission fees 7O.00 



Rent of offices 1. 204.00 $5,933.41 



Expenditures. 



General expenses $3,034.25 



Library 1,759.67 



Income transferred to principal 758.49 $5,552.41 



Balance, April 30, 1908 ~ '. T 381.00 



$5,933.41 



Rumford Fund. 



Receipts. 



Balance, April 30, 1907 $ 186.86 



Investments 3,027-90 $3,214.76 



1 See p. 547. 



