I.— Report of the Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa. 
Presented by Mrs. J. B. Simpson, Honorary Recording Secretary, 
Delegate. 
The Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa, has to report 
another year of enthusiastic and successful work, in the recording and 
study of Canadian History, and also in the “Collection and preservation 
‘of Canadian Historical relics and records.” 
During the Season of 1911-12, twelve meetings have been held, 
six general and six executive, all of which have been well attended. 
Our membership continues to increase; and the Paper and History 
study of each meeting, have been received with lively interest, and 
usually followed by enthusiastic discussion and appreciation. 
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught has graciously 
accorded her patronage to the Society and accepted copies of all our 
publications. 
We regret to record the loss by death of our highly esteemed Vice- 
President, Lady Ritchie; and the enforced withdrawal from active 
work, through illness, of a faithful and untirmg worker, Madame 
Rhéaume. 
We are very proud of our “exchange list” which includes corres- 
pondents in many parts of Europe, the United States and South America, 
and which with our numerous local letters, constitutes a volume of 
correspondence requiring much literary ability and systematic work 
on the part of our Cor. Secretary, Mrs. Braddish Billings. 
The Treasurer’s Statement shows our receipts for the year, to be 
$367.61, and expenses, $269.15, leaving a balance in bank of $98.46. 
The annual grant of $200.00 was received from the Ontario Government, 
in September. 
The papers of this year complete the series of “Canadian Battle- 
fields” and will shortly appear in print, as our fifth volume of Trans- 
actions. 
Our popular opening meeting of the season was held on Oct. 27th, 
in the hall of the Y. W. C. Association, which proved much too small 
for the enthusiastic gathering. 
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The event of the evening was the splendid address of Mr. Errol 
Bouchette, whose subject “The Early Canadian Geographers” was 
finely illustrated by rare maps kindly lent by the Library of Parliament 
and the Dominion Archives, including that notable one shown by Pitt 
Proc, 1912. 7. 
