148 journal of forestry 



Report of the Secretary for the Year Ending 

 December 31, 1916 



meetings 



The Society held ten meetings during the year 1916. Of these 

 eight, the annual on January 22, and seven open, were in Washington 

 and two outside — one open meeting at Asheville, N. C, in connection 

 with the meeting of the Southern Forestry Congress on July 14, and 

 another at New York on December 29. This last was in connection 

 with the annual sessions of the American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Science. Both of these were well attended, at Asheville about 

 21 members being present, and at New York about 35. It is a matter 

 of gratification that meetings which have been held outside of Washing- 

 ton have been well attended, since it indicates a growing interest in 

 forestry and also the extent to which professional foresters are dis- 

 tributed over the country. The open meetings in Washington were all 

 held during the winter and spring of 1916. In the fall a local section of 

 the Society was established at Washington and all open meetings during 

 this period were held under its jurisdiction and this will continue to 

 be the case in the future. 



membership 



At the end of 1916 the total membership of the Society was 386, 

 including 15 honorary, 49 associate, and 322 active. The additions to 

 the membership during the year were 1 honorary, 27 associate, and 73 

 active, 2 of the last consisting of transfers from associate membership. 

 During the year the Society lost only 4 members, all of whom were 

 active, 2 through resignation and 2 who were dropped through delin- 

 quency in the payment of dues. The net gain in membership during 

 the year was 1 honorary, 25 associate, and 69 active, or a total of 95. 

 Three duly elected candidates for active membership and 7 for associate 

 membership either did not reply to their notice of election or declined 

 membership. Through death the Society lost a friend and former 

 associate member, Mr. C. A. Davis, of the Geological Survey. 



The details of the various changes follow : 



