PROCEEDINGS FOR 1890 LXXVII 



vote was polled in favour of the by-law for the creation of a fi-ee library, 

 yet the by-law was defeated. AVhile the question was before the public, 

 considerable prominence was given by the jiress to the good work having 

 been and being done b}^ the Literar}' and Scientific Society, so that the 

 council of the society have reason to look forward to a liberal support 

 fr<;m the public, and to hope that some jniblic-spirited and generous 

 citizen will donate a building as was offered for establishing a free 

 librar}'. 



The society is undoubtedly a constant educational factor as well as 

 an elevating influence in the community. 



At the recent annual meeting the following officers were elected : 



President — Otto J, Klotz. 



First Vice-President — W. D. LeSueur. 



Second Vice-President — Dr. Saunders. 



Secretary — O. J. Jolliffe. >■ 



Treasurer — W. J. Barrett. 



Members of Council — J. Ballantyne, Dr. Ells, L, J. Alexander. 



Curator — J. Bronskill. 



XIV. — From The Wentioorth Mtstorical Sorfety, through 

 Hon. Senator MacInnes. 



The annual meeting of the society, held on the 6th of June, 1896, 

 was marked by a particularly large and representative attendance. 



The officers' reports for the year were presented and adopted. Among 

 them was one from the ladies' branch of the society, reciting the organi- 

 zation as completed. 



The following officers were elected : 



President — Geo. H. Mills, Esq. 



First Vice-President — F. W. Fearman. Esq. 



Second Vice-President — Hon. Judge Muir. 



Third Vice-President — Mrs, John Calder. 



Secretary-Treasurer — John H. Land. 



Corresponding Secretary — Justus A. Griffin. 



Executive Council — Hon. D. MacInnes, Adam Browii, Esq., Hugh C. 

 Baker, Hon. J. M. Gibson, W. F. Burton, Esq., J. W. Jones, LL.B., Major 

 Hy. McLaren, Alex. McKay, M.P., John Pottinger, Esq., and Mesdames 

 John Hendry, J. V. Teetzel, Edward Martin, M. Leggat, T. H. Pratt, G. 

 Papps and Arthur Gates. 



The thanks of the society were tendered to the secretar}' of the 

 Royal Society for the volume of its Proceedings for 1894. Also to the 

 Dominion Archivist and Clerk of the House of Commons, for copies of 

 the report on the Archives, and the Votes and Proceedings of Parliament. 



At the conclusion of the business a ver}^ valuable and scholarly 



