THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 157 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 
Read at the Annual Meeting, May 11th, 1893. 
The Council has pleasure in submitting a report for the session 
of the Association for the season 1892-3. 
Seven meetings of the Council have been held, reports of 
which have been regularly made to the Association. 
During the year twelve general meetings of the Association 
have been held, at which the average attendance has been 51. 
Following is a list of the titles and authors of the papers read 
at these meetings : 
1892. 
Oct. 13th.—‘‘The Aims and Work of the Association,” A. Alexander. 
Oct. 27th.—‘‘The Possibilities of Fiction,” W. Sanford Evans. 
Nov. 24th.—‘“‘Zone Life cf Ferns,” Prof. Wright, Los Angeles, Cal. 
Nov. 24th.—‘‘ Biological Notes,” Wm. Yates, Hatchley, Ont. 
Dec. 8th.—“Southern California,” Rev. Wm. Ormiston, Azusa, Cal. 
Dec, 8th.—“Revised Spelling,” James Ferres. 
Dec. 22nd.—“‘ Ballads, and Ballad Literature,” H. B. Witton. 
1893. 
Jan. 12th.—‘The Flora of the Niagara Peninsula West of Hamilton,” 
Professor John Macoun, Ottawa. 
Jan. 26th.—“The Golden Mean in Wealth,” S. B. Sinclair, B. A. 
Feb. oth.—Lantern Night, Photographic Section. 
Feb. 23rd.—‘“‘ Studies in Sociology,” R. T. Lancefield. 
Mar. oth,—‘‘Insects Injurious to Fruit,” L. Woolverton, M. A., 
Grimsby. 
April 13th.—‘“ Fads,” Dr. T. W. Reynolds. 
It is pleasing to report that the Photographic Section, organized 
a year ago, has been doing excellent work, and has added in no 
small degree to the profit and pleasure of the Association. 
The membership has been increased by eleven ordinary mem- 
bers, two have withdrawn, and one, our esteemed Treasurer, has 
been removed by death. Mr. Bull was for many years Treasurer of 
the Association, and it is hardly necessary to say, took an active 
interest in all that concerned the welfare of the society. His loss is 
