CLVI THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



An interesting innovation was the holding of one of the regular 

 meetings of the Institute in the Township of Westminster at the resi- 

 dence of Mr. James E. Orr. 



The proposed celebration of the Centenary of Peace has been 

 warmly approved by the. Institute, and a Committee appointed to 

 co-operate with the Canadian Branch of the International Committee 

 and local organizations in carrying it into effect. 



The Institute is indebted to a number of Societies and Institu- 

 tions for copies of their Transactions and other publications and to 

 several individual donors for gifts to the Library and Museum. 



The programme outlined for the Session of 1914-1915 will have 

 special reference to the Centenary of Peace. 



Six new members were elected during the year. 



The officers for the year 1914-1915 are as follows: — 



President— James H. Coyne, LL.D., F.R.S.C. 



Vice-President — Mrs. J. H. Wilson. 



Secretary — W. W. Olmstead. 



Treasurer — W. H. Murch. 



Editor — Judge C. O. Ermatinger. 



Curator — Dr. Archibald Leitch. 



Councillors— K. W. McKay, J. W. Stewart, A. W. Graham, 

 Dr. Charles W. Marlatt, Mrs. J. S. Robertson. 



Advisory Council — John F. Langan, F.R.G.S.; Rev. Principal 

 Warner, M.A., D.D.; H. S. Wegg, Mrs. Symington, C. St. Clair 

 Leitch, Mrs. W. St. Thomas Smith, F. B. Holtby, Mrs. Archibald 

 Leitch, Miss Ella N. Bowes, B.A. 



The Treasurer's Report shows a balance on hand of $322.28. 



XX. — Report of The Women' 1 s Historical Society of St. Thomas. 

 Presented by Margaret A. Coyne, B.A., Delegate. 



The Women's Historical Society of St. Thomas reports as fol- 

 lows : — 



Six regular meetings of the Society were held during the year 

 besides several meetings of the Executive and other Committees. 



These were in addition to the eight meetings of The Elgin His- 

 torical and Scientific Institute, of which The Women's Historical 

 Society is an auxiliary, its members being also members of the Institute. 



The membership list is limited to one hundred, vacancies as 

 they occur being filled by election from a considerable waiting list. 



The programme for the year included the Confederation move- 

 ment with sketches of the life and work of prominent statesmen 

 of the period. The list was as follows: — 



