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Miller, it is fitting to say that the Council has passed resolutions setting forth, more fully 

 than I need do here, the history, worth and service of these gentlemen. These resolutions 

 will be published in the transactions and an engrossed copy sent to their respective families. 

 So our friends and fellow-members pass on from year to year, and we hold in reverence 

 their memories. 



The Secretary: — The next subject dealt with in the Secretary-Treasurer's report is 

 that of dues not paid up, and in that matter we are also better off than usual. We have $500 

 less outstanding dues this year than last year. 



The last sheet gives an itemized statement of resources and liabilities, and the most in- 

 teresting feature of that is the statement at the bottom with respect to the Endowment Fund. 

 That fund, as you will see, is now within $20 of $18,000, being $17,980, which is a very large 

 addition to the sum we had when we commenced. 



The President : — It is my pleasure to announce to you, gentlemen, that yesterday after- 

 noon at the meeting of the Council there was nominated as president of this Society, to suc- 

 ceed the present incumbent on January 1, 1919, Rear Admiral Washington Lee Capps. 

 (Applause. ) May I assume from your fine and enthusiastic applause that we can call him 

 president-elect by acclamation? I shall so do. I congratulate the Society on the election 

 of Admiral Capps. 



The Council also elected as Honorary Vice-Presidents, Rear Admiral D. W. Taylor and 

 Mr. W. M. McFarland. 



For Vice-Presidents, for the term expiring December 31, 1921 : — Lewis Nixon, H. J. 

 Cone, C. H. Peabody, and J. W. Powell. 



H. D. Goulder, vice Commodore J. W. Miller, deceased, for the term expiring December 

 31, 1919. 



W. J. Baxter, vice W. L. Capps, for the term expiring December 31, 1920. 



H. A. Magoun, wc^ D. W. Taylor, for the term expiring December 31, 1920. 



C. P. Wetherbee, zdce W. M. McFarland, for the term expiring December 3 1 , 1919. 



For Members of Co'uncil, for the term expiring December 31, 1921: — W. G. Coxe, 

 A. Fletcher, W. D. Forbes, znce W. J. Baxter; Robert Haig, znce H. A. Magoun; J. H. 

 Mull, and R. H. M. Robinson. 



For Member of Council, for the termi expiring December 31, 1919: — Spencer Miller, 

 Tnce C. P. Wetherbee. 



For Member of Council, for the term expiring December 31, 1920: — C. F. Bailey, vice 

 J. W. Powell. 



For Associate Members of Council, for the term expiring December 31, 1921 : — E. M. 

 Bull, and C. M. Wales, vice H. D. Goulder. 



As Executive Committee : — Messrs. Stevenson Taylor, Andrew Fletcher, W. M. McFar- 

 land, F. L. DuBosque, and J. W. Powell. 



As the Committee on Pa,pers : — Messrs. W. M. McFarland, F. L. DuBosque, and H. L. 

 Aldrich. 



Last, but by no means least, Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Daniel H. Cox. 



I hope that all of these elections meet with your approval. 



The Secretary has announced to you that there are 440 applications for membership, 

 which have been passed upon by the Committee on Membership' and the Council, and there 



