PEOCEEDINGS FOE 1894, XXXIII 



The membership of the club is nearly 300, showing that the vitality of the society is unimpaired 

 and that the interest of its members is marked with the same activity as in the past. 



At the annual meeting, held in March last, the following officers wore elected for 1894-5 : 



President — Dr. George M. Dawson, C.M.G. 

 First Vice-President— Ml-. Frank T. Shutt, M.A. 

 Second Vice-President — Mr. James Fletcher. 

 Secretary — Dr. Henry M. Ami. 

 Treasurer — Mr. A. G. Kingston. 

 Librarian — Mr. E. 11. Cowley, B.A. 



Standing Committee of Council. 



Publishing — James Fletcher, A. G. Kingston, E. II. Cowley, W. 11. Harrington. 

 Excursions — Fiank T. Shutt, Dr. Ami, A. G. Kingston, Miss Shenick, Miss Hai-mer, Miss 



Living. 

 Soirées — Dr. Ells, Pi-of. Prince, E. H. Cowlej^, Miss Living. 



Leaders . 



Geology and Mineralogy — Di-. Ells, Dr. Ami, W. F. Ferrier. 

 Botany— E. B. Whyto, J. Craig, E. H. Cowley. 

 Conchologj' — J. Fletcher, E. F. Latchford, Prof. Macoun. 

 Entomology — J. Fletcher, W. H. Harrington, T. J. McLaughlin. 

 Oinithology — A. G. Kingston, W. A. D. Lees, Miss Harmer. 

 Zoology — Pi-of. Pi'inco, Prof Macoun, II. B. Small. 



Editorial Staff. 

 Editor— W. H. Harrington. 

 Sub-Editors — Geology, Dr. Ellsj Mineralogy, \V. F. Ferrier; Botany, J.Craig; Concho- 



logy, E. F. Latchford ; Entomology, J. Fletcher ; Ornithology, A. G. Kingston ; 



Zoology, Prof. Prince. 



XI. — From The Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society, through Mr. F. K. Bennetts. 



I have the honour, as delegate from the Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society, to make the 

 following report to thi.s honourable body, upon the affairs of the socict}' for the year ended on the 3Lst 

 March, 1894. 



The pros^jcrous state of the society's finances, reported last year, has continued to exist, and the 

 number of new members elected was larger than for many years past. 



The library now contains over 2,600 volumes, of which about a third were added during the year. 

 Three thousand five hundred and eleven books were taken out, very nearly twice as many as in any 

 previous year. The books added to the library have consisted of standard woi'ks of history and 

 biograph}', many valuable works on sociology, some of the most recently published scientific works, 

 and a number of recent works of fiction. Although overshadowed by the great parliamentaiy library, 

 the society's library is very useful. There is no public library' in Ottawa, and our library is open to 

 any one on payment of a small fee; it is yearly increasing in extent, and is accessible in the evenings 

 and at all times of the year. 



The reading room has been well attended. A large number of the leading British, Canadian and 

 United States newspapers and periodicals arc supplied to it, and through it the society does all in its 

 power to keep its members informed of curi-ent events, and in touch with modern thought. The 

 lecture course as carried out was as follows : 



■ Proc. 1894. B. 



