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American /\ssociation for the Advancement of Science, was brought 

 to an end. 



It is expected to pubhsh in the February number of the Journal the 

 formal annual reports submitted at the annual business meeting held 

 in Pittsburgh. A report of the annual election is here given, in which 

 it will be noted that two extra and temporary members have been 

 elected to the executive council to take the places of those who are on 

 active field duty with the Army. 



RESULT OF 1917 ANNUAL ELI-XTION 01' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN l-ORESTKRS, 

 DECEMBER 20, I917 



Votes received by Total vote cast 

 President: officer elected for each office 



F. Roth 96 184 



Vice-President : 



J. A. Ferguson 99 1 79 



Secretary: 



E. R. Hodson 141 179 



Treasurer: 



A. F. Hawes 106 186 



Executive Committee — 

 5-year Term: 



J. W. Tourney 93 I75 



Temporary (in place of Mr. Greeley) : 



H. H. Chapman 166 183 



Temporary (in place of Mr. Graves) : 



W.L.Hall 114 183 



Formal announcement has been received from Mr. Robert B. Sosman. 

 Corresponding Secretary of the Washington Academy of Sciences, that 

 at the annual meeting of the Academy, on January 8, Mr. Raphael Zon 

 was elected a Vice-President of the Academy, for the current year, 

 to represent the Society of American Foresters. 



