PROCEEDINGS FOR 1914 XXIII 



It was moved by Hon. Mr. Justice Longley, seconded by Mr. W. 

 D. Lighthall, that the election of Mr. James Mavor, and Dr. William 

 Peterson, C.M.G., as Fellows of Section II, be confirmed. — Carried. 



It was moved by Mr. Frank T. Shutt, seconded by Dr. R. F. 

 Ruttan, that the election of Dr. Francis B. Allan and Dr. F. M. G. 

 Johnson, as Fellows of Section III be confirmed. — Carried. 



It was moved by Dr. A. B. Macallum, seconded by Dr. A. H. R. 

 Buller, that the election of Dr. Thomas G. Roddick as a Fellow of 

 Section IV be confirmed. — Carried. 



Those of the new members who were present, Mr. Choquette, 

 Mr. Montpetit, Dr. Allan and Dr. Thomas G. Roddick, were then 

 introduced to the President, as well as Dr. A. W. H. Eaton and Mr. 

 Hill-Tout, of Section II, who were not present when elected in 1913. 



THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. 



On Tuesday evening at 8.15 the Presidential Address was delivered 

 in the Assembly Hall of the New Medical Building, McGill University. 

 In the absence of the Vice-President the chair was occupied by Dr. 

 LeSueur. The President's subject was "The National Domain in 

 Canada and its proper Conservation." Instructive charts were used 

 to illustrate the address, which is herewith printed in full as Appendix 

 A. At the close of the lecture Mr. Vincent Meredith welcomed the 

 Society to Montreal on behalf of the Committee of Citizens in a very 

 cordial speech. 



RECEPTION BY THE COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS OF 

 MONTREAL. 



After the close of the Presidential Address a reception was ten- 

 dered the Society by a Committee of Citizens of Montreal, of which 

 Mr. Vincent Meredith was Chairman. The halls of the New Medical 

 Building were decorated with palms and flowers; refreshments were 

 served and music provided. The Society and the guests, of whom 

 several hundred were present, were received by the committee and 

 the reception proved a most enjoyable event. During the evening 

 there were experiments with liquid air and a very interesting exhibition 

 of early printed books in the library and other features of interest. 



SESSION II.— (Wednesday, May 27). 



The President took the chair at 12 o'clock. 



It was moved by Dr. Harrison, seconded by Hon. Mr. Justice 

 Longley, that the Report of Council be adopted, with the exception 



Proc. 1914, 3. 



