10 Tzvciity-ninth Annual Meeting 



Sellers, M. G Philadelphia, Pa. 



Solmans, Alden South Norwalk. Conn. 



Starr, W. J Eau Claire, Wis. 



Sykes, Arthur Madison. Wis. 



Seagle, G. A W()'theville, Va. 



Smith, H. M Washing-ton, D. C. 



Smith, J. A Woods Hole, Mass. 



Stewart, Chas. E Westerly, R. I. 



Thompson, W. P Philadelphia, Pa. 



Thompson, W. T Nashua, N. H. 



Tinker, E. F St. Johnsbury, Vt. 



Trumpour, D. A Bay City, Mich. 



Tucker, E. St. George Halifax, N. S. 



Vincent, W. S Leadville, Colo. 



Vogelsang, A. F San Francisco. Cal. 



Wentworth, Nathaniel Hudson Centre, N. H. 



Wilbur, P. H Little Compton. R. L 



The President: Gentlemen, you have not assembled here to 

 listen to an inaugural address, and I am going to detain you but 

 a few minutes, in assuming the honor of presiding over your 

 deliberations during this convention. As the duties of the Presi- 

 dent have been established by custom rather than by the Con- 

 stitution, the work of presiding at the annual meeting is about 

 all that you will expect of me. 



I have conducted more oi less correspondence during the 

 year in attempting to keep up and increase the membership of 

 the society. In this work I have had the hearty support of your 

 efficient Secretary. In looking over the printed transactions for 

 the past ten years I find that the hig'hest number of members 

 were enrolled in 1894, there being on the books at that time 267. 

 Undoubtedly many of that list were not paying members, and 

 the records of 1896 indicate that many were weeded out. the total 

 number enrolled being only 146. Since 1896 the membership 

 has been gradually increasing until today we have recorded on 

 our books 204 names, besides the ones to be proposed at this 

 meeting. Of the 204 names, 20 are not regularly members until 



