Annual Reports 



Report of the Board of Trustees 



The Board held nine meetings, as follows : stated meetings May 27, Oc- 

 tober 7, December 2, 1916, and February 3, April 7, 1917, and an adjourned 

 stated meeting June 3, 1916; special meetings October 27, 1916, and April 

 20, 1917, and an adjourned special meeting November 17, 1916. The 

 executive committee also met on December 23, 1916, and January 29, 1917. 



All of the routine and emergency business of the Association was care- 

 fully considered and acted upon as occasion required, by the Board and 

 its standing committees and the officers of the Association. The finances 

 of the Association will be given in detail in the report of the treasurer and 

 membership statistics in that of the secretary. 



The program committee arranged a well balanced series of lectures and 

 addresses for the regular meetings of the Association, and earnest, valu- 

 able work was accomplished by the Section of Natural Science and the 

 Section of Historical Research, which will be reported upon by their 

 respective recorders. It is to be regretted that the other sections were 

 inactive during the year. 



The women's auxiliary committee took charge, as usual, of the social 

 functions in connection with each of the Association meetings, and to the 

 members of this committee the Board tenders its thanks for and apprecia- 

 tion of the enjoyable receptions held under its auspices. 



The affairs of the Britton Cottage will be reported upon by the com- 

 mittee in charge and call for no comment on the part of the Board except 

 to express, on behalf of the Association, our appreciation of what the com- 

 mittee has accomplished in connection with the maintenance, care, and 

 development of the property. 



Two changes in the personnel of the Board were caused by the resig- 

 nation of George S. Humphrey and of Louis L. Tribus, and the selection 

 in their places, respectively, of Anton W. Hofifmeyer and Dr. Nathaniel 

 L. Britton. 



At the annual meeting of the Board on May 27, 1916, the officers of the 

 Association whose terms had expired were reelected, viz. : president, 

 Howard R. Bayne ; first vice-president, William T. Davis ; second vice- 

 president, William H. Mitchill; treasurer, Charles A. Ingalls ; secretary, 

 Arthur Hollick. 



During the year the Board elected the following to active membership in 

 the Association : Henry A. Ahrens, Mrs. Henry A. Ahrens, Lot C. Alston, 

 Harold K. Decker, Charles D. Durkee, Mrs. Charles D. Durkee, Ernest 



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