ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 25 
SE CN Ta ey 
On opening the meeting on the seoond day the president re- 
marked that he was glad to see Mr. Wilmot present. Canada 
had not been represented in the association for some years, and 
he did not know but they had lost interest in the meetings. 
Mr. WILMorT responded that it was not through a lack of in- 
terest that neither Mr. Whitcher nor himself had attended the 
meetings, but the fact was that it was always a busy time with 
them when the meetings were held. Parliament was then in 
session, and they had much important business on hand. 
The following persons were then proposed for membership: 
‘Charles Pease, Cleveland, O.; W. H. Truslow, Cazenovia, N. 
Y.; T. J. Jessup, Virginia City, Nevada; W. E. Garrett, New 
Work. city, 
The PrestpENT.—There has been a suggestion made that the 
next meeting of this association be held in Boston, and perhaps 
this would be as good a time as any to agitate the question and 
get expressions of opinion concerning it. 
Mr. MatHer.—One of the first questions to be considered is, 
would it be to the advantage of. the association to meet there ? 
If it would, then it would be most desirable to do so. It will be 
recollected that we met one year in Philadelphia, and obtained 
many new members from that city. These members did not 
stick to us. One or two came to New York at the next meet- 
ing, but finally all dropped off. Our main object should be to 
increase our membership, as it broadens our usefulness. 
