PROCEEDINGS. 



Nine hundredth Meeting. 



May 11, 1898. — Annual Meeting. 



Vice-President Lowell in the chair. 



Ill the absence of the Secretaries, John Trowbridge acted as 

 Corresponding Secretary and Edwin H. Hall as Recording 

 Secretary. 



The Report of the Council was read.* 



The Treasurer presented his annual report, of which the 

 following is an abstract : — 



General Fund. 



Receipts. 



Balance, May 1, 1897 $1,961.73 



Assessmeuts $1,005.00 > 



Sale of publications 238.86 $1,241.86 



Income from investments 4,663.82 



Retnrn of bank tax 40.00 



Legacy of Hon. Jobn Lowell 3,000.00 



Donations 105.00 9.050.68 



$11,012.41 

 Expenditures. 



General expenses $2,026.00 



Publishing expenses 1,365.31 



Library expenses 1,139.15 $4,530.46 



Investments '. '. \ . 3.000.00 



Balance, April 30, 1898 3.481.95 



$11,012:41 



* See Proceedings, Vol. XXXIII. p. 517. 



