THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 1 5 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Your Council have pleasure in submitting their report for the 

 session of 1894-5. 



Since the last annual meeting the Council has held five meet- 

 ings, the proceedings of which are duly recorded in the minute book 

 of the Council. 



The general meetings of the present session — eight in number 

 — have been marked by the increased interest of the members and 

 .public generally, as evinced b}' the large numbers in attendance and 

 the hearty discussions which have followed the reading of all the papers. 



Following is a list of the titles and authors of the papers read : 

 1894. 

 Nov. 8th. — " The Purpose of the Association," President S. Briggs. 

 Dec. 13th. — "Early History of the Indians North of the Great 



Lakes," Dr. P. E. Jones. 



1895- 

 Jan. 24th. — " Europe during the Past Thirty Years," Rev. J. H. 



Long, M. A., LL. B. 

 Feb. 15th. — " A Two Thousand Mile Tour to the Land of Perpetual 



Ice and Snow," J. B. Tyrrell, C. E. 

 March 7th. — " Speech in Lower Animals," Prof. R. L. Garner. 

 March 20th. — " Early History of Wentw^orth County," Inspector J. 



H. Smith. 

 April loth.— "Idyl of a Rambler," H. B. Small. 

 April loth. — "Battle of Stoney Creek," Douglas Brymner. 

 April 30th. — Lantern Slides, Photographic Section. ^ 



The membership has been increased by the addition of six 

 ordinary members and one corresponding member, while none have 

 withdrawn. 



Through the kindness of the members and other friends of the 

 Association a number of valuable donations to the Museum have 

 been made during the present year, and the Council would take this 

 opportunity of publicly tendering their thanks for the same. 



At the annual meeting of the Royal Society of Canada, held at 



