50 Fortieth Annual Meeting 



(Applause.) I would like to say that if anybody can put 

 me in the way of getting the first five volumes of the Trans- 

 actions I shall be willing to pay anything in reason for them. 



Mr. Clark : I move that Mr. Fearing be added to this 

 committee, if he will kindly serve. 



Dr. Dean : I move that a vote of thanks of tlie Society 

 be extended to Mr. Fearing for his kind offer. 



President : We will now take up the amendment to add 

 Mr. Fearing to the committee. 



Seconded and carried. 



The motion to extend a vote of thanks to Mr. Fearing 

 was seconded and unanimously carried. 



The amendment of Mr. Titcomb to put Dr. Smith at the 

 head of the committee instead of him.self was seconded and 

 carried. 



President : The question is now on the original motion 

 as amended, making Dr. Smith chairman of the committee, 

 the Secretary as one of the members, and Mr. Titcomb and 

 Mr. Fearing as the other members. 



The motion was unanimously carried. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



President : We will now receive the report of the Com- 

 mittee on Nominations. 



Mr. Boardman : The Committee on Nominations has 

 gone over the subject thoroughly and suggests the following 

 for the general officers of the Society for the coming year: 



President, Mr. William E. Meehan. Harrisburg, Pa. 



Vice-President, Mr. Samuel F. Fullerton, St. Paul, Minn. 



Recording Secretary, Mr. Ward T. Bower, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



Assistant Recording Secretary, Miss Ethel M. Smith, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Corresponding Secretary. Dr. IT. M. Smith, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



Treasurer, Mr. C. W. Willard, W^estcrly, R. I. 



In the selection of the Vice-Presidents to take charge of 



