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name in the membership list it is my plan to write and ascer- 

 tain the correct spelling. The same idea is carried out 

 with respect to every part of the report. Perhaps T have 

 been going too much into detail in the matter. Any sug- 

 gestions that may be made by the members in connection 

 with getting out the report will be most welcome. 



Mr. Graham : I do not believe the Secretary is going 

 too much into detail. I think the report issued last year is 

 the most magnificent one I ever saw, and 1 know it is appre- 

 ciated not only by the members but by the public at large. 

 Time is required to get out such a report, but I thought that 

 possibly with additional help it might be done more quickly 

 and put into circulation so that the people in general could 

 know about it sooner. 



President : I want to add a word with regard to the 

 work performed by the Assistant Secretary, Miss Ethel M. 

 Smith. I have had occasion to carry on quite a heavy cor- 

 respondence with the Secretary's office, which, in Mr. 

 Bower's absence, occurred between Miss Smith and myself. 

 I know, therefore, something of the amount of work that 

 she has done in collaboration with Mr. Bower. Her work 

 has been fine and should be mentioned and praised and gen- 

 erally appreciated. There are few Assistant Secretaries that 

 would work as cheerfully and to the extent that she did. I 

 say this without any detraction whatever from Mr. Bower's 

 work. 



Dr. Bean: The Society has one handicap which should 

 be overcome in some way, and that is the raising of funds 

 in the intervals between meetings. We receive a certain 

 amount of cash at the annual meeting, but between the an- 

 nual meetings there is very little revenue except from sales 

 of publications. This handicaps the Society in getting out 

 its Transactions. If we could elect members by some other 

 means than by vote at the annual meeting, we could cer- 

 tainly increase our funds and be able to get put the report 

 much earlier. 



