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President : That is subject to motion. Do you wish to 

 discuss that phase of the committee's report now ? The 

 report has been adopted. 



Mr. Meehan : But there is a recommendation in that 

 report in regard to the incorporation of the Society and the 

 estabhshment of a fund, the interest of which would be 

 used for prizes or for medals, or something of that sort. 

 The mere adoption of that report carries with it, of course, 

 the question of doing this, and shows that the Society ap- 

 proves it, but it will require further action of this body to 

 carry anything of that sort into effect. The question in my 

 mind then is whether it is germane to take it up now or to 

 take it up later. 



President : That rests with the Society. What will you 

 do about this matter ? 



Mr. Titcomb : I move that that portion of the executive 

 committee's report relating to the awarding of prizes and 

 matter relevant to the incorporation be referred to a com- 

 mittee consisting of the incoming president, secretary, and 

 treasurer of the Society with power to act. 



Mr. Meehan : We might add to that committee, with 

 Mr. Titcomb's approval, the chairman of the incoming 

 executive committee, on account of the general business of 

 the year. 



Mr. Titcomb : That is accepted. 



The motion was seconded and unanimously carried. 



President: We will hear the report from the auditing 

 committee, which will be read by the secretary. 



Acting Secretary : The auditing committee's report is 

 as follows : 



We have examined the report of the treasurer, together with 

 vouchers, and find the same correct. Dwight Lydell, 



Sam. F. Fullerton, 

 S. W. Downing, 



Committee. 



The report was adopted. 



