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Journal of the Mitchell Society 



[August 



cated having it in the fall about Thanksgiving. Finally, how- 

 ever, the matter was left in abeyance until the next meeting. 



The Secretary reported that on January Ist, 1913, there 

 were 81 members; that during the year 15 were lost by with- 

 drawals, removals from the state, and non-payment of dues; 

 and that 12 new members were elected; the number at the be- 

 ginning of the year 1914 being 78. 



At 9 :45 the reading of papers was resumed and continued 

 until all were finished and adjournment was had at 12 :30. 

 There were 30 papers on the program, of which only two were 

 read by title, the others being given by their authors. 



The membership of the Academy at the present time is as 

 follows — those present at the meeting being indicated by a * : 



Allen, W. M. ; Balcomb, E. E. ; Booker, Warren H. ; Boomhour, J. G 

 *Brimley, C. S.; Brimley, H. H. ; Bruner, S. C; Cain, William; Clapp 

 S. C; *Cobb, Collier; Cobb, Wm. B.; Coker, R. E.; *Coker, W. C. 

 *Collett, R. W. ; *Cunningham, Bert; Dixon, A. A.; Downing, J. S. 

 *Edwards, C. W.; *Farmer, C. M. ; *Fulton, H. R.; *George, W. C. 

 Gove, Anna M.; *Gudger, E. W. ; Hammel, W. C. A.; Harding, W. T. 

 Herty, C. H.; Hobbs, A. Wilson; Hofifmann, S. W. ; Holmes, J. S. 

 Holmes, J. A.; *Hutt, W. N. ; *Ives, J. D. ; Kilgore, B. W. ; Lanneau 

 J. F.; *Lay, George W. ; Lewis, R. H.; Mclver, Mrs. Chas. D.; MacNider 

 W. de B.; *Markham, C. B.; Mendenhall, Gertrude W.; *Metcalf, C. L 

 *Metcalf, Z. P.; Mills, J. E.; Newman, C. L.; *Norton, W. C. ; *Patterson 

 A. H.; *Pegram, W. H.; Poteat, W. L.; *Pratt, J. H. ; Radcliffe, Lewis 

 Ragsdale, Virginia ; *Randolph, E. Oscar ; Rankin, W. S. ; Robinson 

 Mary; *Sherman, Franklin, Jr.; Shore, C. A.; *Smith, J. E.; Stiles, C 

 W. ; Strong, Cora; *Totten, Henry R.; Venable, F. P.; Wheeler, A. S. 

 Williams, L. F. ; *Wilson, H. V.; *Wilson, R. N. ; Winters, R. Y. 

 Withers, W. A.; *Wolfe, J. J. 



In addition to the presidential address, which is published 

 in full in this number, the following papers were presented : 



