The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers 



At the business session of the Society, Wednesday morning, 

 December 27th, 1916, the secretary of the Society was instructed 

 to cast the ballot for L. H. Bailey as president. The following 

 persons were elected as vice-presidents by ballot: B. M. Davis, 

 E. R. Downing, C. F. Hodge, A. L. Matthews, AHce J. Patterson. 

 The five persons whose terms of office as Directors expired this 

 year were re-elected, the secretary being instructed to cast the 

 ballot of the Society for them, as there were no other nominees. 

 The resignation of E. R. Downing as secretary-editor was accepted 

 as he desired relief after more than five years of service. Mrs. 

 Anna B. Comstock was elected secretary-editor. At Mrs. Com- 

 stock's request Miss Cora Smith was elected news editor and 

 Professor J. A. Drushel ( St. Louis, Mo.) and Prof. John Deamess 

 (London, Ont.) were also added to the editorial board. It was 

 deemed advisable to extend the board still further but the addi- 

 tional members were left to be appointed by the Council. The 

 Council as at present constituted is as follows : (Those directors 

 whose names are followed by (i). continue for one year or more; 

 those marked (3) were elected chis year for a period of two years; 

 those indicated by (3) are representati^'es of local sections and 

 hold until successors are elected by such sections.) President, 

 L. H. Bailey, (N. Y.); vice-presidents: B. M. Da\ds, (Ohio), 

 E. R. Downing, (111.), C. F. Hodge (Ore.), A. L. Matthews (Utah), 

 Alice J. Patterson, (111.) ; directors, (2) Anna B. Comstock (N. Y.), 



(2) John A. Dearness (Ont.), (3) H. C. Draye (Mo.), (i) J. A. 

 Drushel (Mo.), (3) F. W. McBride (Ind.), (2) L. H. DeWolfe 

 (Nova Scotia), (2) J. G. Needham (N. Y.), (i) C. H. Robison 

 (N. J.), (i) S. C. Schmucke (Pa.), (2) W. A. Slingerland (N. Y.), 



(3) G. Straubenmueller (N. Y.), (i) Gilbert H. Trafton (Minn.), 

 (i) R. E. Wager (111.), (3) W. W. Whitney (IIU). 



On the Wind in February 



On the wind in February, Then the thaws swell the streams, 



Snowflakes float still. And swollen rivers swell the sea: 



Half inclined to turn the rain. If the winter ever ends 



Nipping, dripping, chill. How pleasant it will be. 



— Christina Georgina Rossetti. 



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