APPENDIX E CXVII 



The Society has pleasure in announcing that it has resumed the 

 publication of the Antiquarian Journal; and will give its cordial sup- 

 port to the organization of the Historic Landmarks Association. 



By purchase about 100 of the first volumes of the ^'Quebec; Gazette" 

 have been acquired. 



In respect to the title of the Quebec Battlefields, this Society is 

 strongly in favour of retaining their time-honoured names. 



Officers. 



President — Hon. L. W. Sicotte. 



Vice-Presidents— \V. D. Lighthall, L. J. A. Cressé, C. T. Hart, 

 Ludger Gravel, James Eeid, Judge Lafontaine. 



Honorary Treasurer — George Diirnford. 



Honorary Eecording Secretarj- — C. A. Harwood. 



Honorary Corresponding Secretary — Pemberton Smith. 



Honorary Librarians — J. A. V. Beaudry; E. W. McLachlan. 



Members of the Council— P. 0. Tremblay, S. M. Baylis, G. N. 

 Moncel, J. C. A. HerioV. A..S. Hanielin, Eobert Pinkerton, A. Chaussé, 

 C. E. Bélanger, W. AY. C. Wilson. 



X. — From The BoyaJ Asfronomicnl Sociebj of Canada (Ottawa Branch), 

 through J. S. Plaskett. 



I have the honour to submit to the Royal Society of Canada the 

 following report of our proceedings for the past year. 



The Society at Ottawa has had a very successful year, and the spring 

 season is closing with excellent prospects for the future. The attend- 

 ance at both afte-noon and evening meetings, and the interest shown 

 have been very encouraging to the ofificei's, and show a growing interest 

 in astronomy in Ottawa. 



The meetings have been lield every two weeks and, as was the case 

 last year, alternately in the afternoons and evenings. At the evening 

 meetings papers of a popular character, usually illustrated, have been 

 presented, while at tlic afternoon meetings papers of a technical nature 

 dealing with different branches of tbe work of the Observatory have been 

 given. During the season inOT-1908, sixteen meetings including the 

 annual general meeting have been held. The following is the pro- 

 gramme : — 



Oct. 17.—" The History of Astronomy, "' by W. P. King, LL.D. 

 Nov. 7. — "The Star Image in Spectrographic Work," (ISTo. 3), by 



J. S. Plaskett, B.A. 

 Nov. 14.—" The Dawn of Astronomy, " by Joseph Pope, C.M.G. 



