112 Palmer, Thirty-seventh Stated Meeting of the A.O. U. [£, u n k 



A revised list of the members in military and naval service had 

 been published in the January 'Auk' and, with additions since 

 received, the total number in active service was about 90. So far 

 as known only four of these had lost their lives in military or naval 

 service. During the year efforts to induce libraries to complete 

 their sets of 'The Auk' had been continued and resulted in the 

 sale of a number of back volumes and copies of the Indexes. A 

 census of complete sets of 'The Auk' had been undertaken and 

 the reports thus far received, indicate that the total number of 

 complete sets now in existence in public and private libraries 

 does not exceed 150. 



The report of the Treasurer showed that the finances of the 

 Union were in a highly satisfactory condition with a substantial 

 balance of $1018.08 in receipts over current expenses and a total 

 surplus including income from life memberships and other invested 

 funds of more than $7000. Through a provision in the will of the 

 late William Brewster a bequest of $2000 has been made to the 

 Union and this sum, left in trust, will be received in due time. 



As a result of the election of officers the present incumbents were 

 reelected as follows: President, John H. Sage; Vice Presidents, 

 Witmer Stone and George Bird Grinnell; Secretary, T. S. Palmer; 

 Treasurer, Jonathan Dwight; Members of the Council, Ruthven 

 Deane, William Dutcher, Joseph Grinnell, Frederic A. Lucas, 

 Harry C. Oberholser, Charles W. Richmond, and Thomas S. 

 Roberts. 



On recommendation of the Council, one Honorary Fellow, 15 

 Corresponding Fellows and 247 Associates were duly elected 

 (see p. 118). In the election of 5 Members, Massachusetts was 

 represented by two and New York, Ohio, and Missouri by one each, 

 the successful candidates being John A. Farley, Thos. E. Penard, 

 Dr. A. H. Wright, Prof. F. H. Herrick and Harry Harris. 



The Committee on Biography and Bibliography through its 

 Chairman, Dr. Palmer, presented a brief verbal report showing 

 progress in several lines of work. The 'Index of Portraits of 

 Ornithologists' now contains entries of more than 800 individuals 

 nearly half of which are those of present or past members of the 

 Union. The list of published letters of Audubon in course of 

 preparation by Mr. Deane is progressing and the author hopes 



