SOCIETY AFFAIRS 



Report of the Secretary for 1919 



A considerable increase in membership has occurred during the year 

 19] 9. With the close of the year the records show 354 Senior mem- 

 bers, 27 Members, 61 Associate members, ]2 Honorary members, and 

 6 Fellows. 



Notification of election was sent just before the close of the year 

 to a number who have not yet had time to indicate their acceptance. 

 It is reasonable to expect such acceptance and so the membership will, 

 in all probability, before long be increased by the addition of 12 vSenior 

 members, 3 Associate members, and 13 Members. 



Final action is also being taken by the Executive Council on a large 

 list of nominations on which the Senior members and Fellows have 

 already had the opportunity to express themselves. A further list for 

 nominations is in preparation for circulation and subsequent final action 

 by the Executive Council. 



Ten sections of the Society have now been authorized and organized. 

 The latest section to be formed is the one at Madison, Wisconsin. 

 During the past year the ten sections held 21 business meetings and 

 43 open meetings. Activity of the members of the Society in their 

 respective regions through the sections means much to the life of the 

 whole Society and it is hoped that there will be every efifort made to 

 keep the sections active. 



Applications for the formation of a section in the Northeast and 

 another in the Southeast have been submitted to the Council for 

 approval. The proposed formation of these two new sections is of 

 importance to the Society because they will provide means for organ- 

 ized efifort in two important regions. Organized efifort is particularly 

 essential in view of the opportunities before the foresters of the countrv 

 in the new national forest program. 



The Committee on Nominations and in charge of the election of 

 officers and one member of the Executive Council for the five-year 

 term beginning January, 1920, certify the result of the election as 

 follows : President, R. C. Bryant ; Vice-President, C. G. Bates ; Secre- 

 tary, Paul D. Kelleter; Treasurer, A. F. llawes, and Member of 

 Executive Council. Burt P. Kirkland. 



Paul D. Kei.leter, 



Sccrt'fary. 

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