REPORT OF 



THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 



TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS. 



THE Executive Committee respectfully submit the following 

 report to the Board of Managers for the year 1912 : 

 It is the sad duty of the Committee to announce the death 

 of Mr. Hugh J. Chisholm, a member of the Board of Managers, 

 on July 8th, 1912. Mr. Chisholm was one of the earliest of 

 our Managers to give his interest and sympathy to the Society. 

 He became a Patron on December 13, 1899 ; a Founder on 

 January 4, 1912, a member of the Board of Managers on 

 January 9, 1900, and remained an active and interested mem- 

 ber until his death. The Executive Committee adopted a resolu- 

 tion which will appear at the end of this report. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



The membership of the Society on January 1, 1913, shows 

 a slight increase during the year, and is as follows : 



Benefactors 7 



Founders in Perpetuity 16 



Founders 19 



Associate Founders 8 



Patrons 38 



Life Members .. 242 



Annual Members 1,598 



Honorary and Corresponding Members 14 



Total, 1912 1,942 



Total, 1911 1,902 



The increase is larger than would appear from the above, 

 owing to the fact that the actual number was depleted by the 

 dropping of 57 annual members, who were heavily in arrears 

 and have been carried on the books for several years. 



During the coming year our active campaign for members 

 will be renewed, and with the assistance of the Ladies Auxiliary 

 it is hoped that substantial additions to our membership can 

 be made. In a great city of this size there must be public spirited 

 citizens who will appreciate the advantages accruing to mem- 

 bership, especially in connection with the new Administration 



