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While of most direct value to foresters and forestry students 

 the bulletin is published for the people of the state and should 

 be of great value to all who are interested in plants and trees. 

 • — G. T, Hastings. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of January 9, 1923 



The meeting of the above date was held at the American 

 Museum of Natural History. 



The following new members were elected: 



Mr. Arthur W. Carpenter, New York City. 



Mr. Carlos E. Chardon, Experiment Station, Rio Piedras, 

 Porto Rico. 



Dr. L.JEJ. Jaffe, Montefiore Hospital, New York City. 



Mr.H. A^ Karling, Dept. of Botany, Columbia Univ., New 

 York City. 



Mr. Eduardo Quisumbing, College of Agriculture, Los Bafios, 

 P. L 



Dr. David Seecof, Montefiore Hospital, New York City. 



The Secretary, Dr. M. A. Howe, reported the total attendance 

 at meetings of the Club for 1922, was 357, an average of 25.5 

 persons per meeting. The present membership, not including 

 those elected at the present meeting and three elected in 1922, 

 but not yet qualified, is 284. 25 new members were elected in 

 1922. Only 6 were lost, 2 by death, 2 by resignation, and 2 

 being dropped for non-payment of dues. 



The Treasurer, Dr. F. J. Seaver, reported gross receipts of 

 ^4315-37. including balance of $139.77 brought over from 1921, 

 but not including $978.88 from the estate of Mary S. Andrews, 

 which was assigned to the Endowment Fund. Disbursements 

 amounted to $3936.12, leaving a cash balance of $37945 

 The Endowment Fund now amounts to $3,536.58, distributed 

 as follows: Underwood Fund, $1,974.82; Andrews Fund, 

 S978.88; Buchanan Fund, !%582.88. 



The Editor, Prof. Alexander W. Evans, reported that volume 

 49 of the Bulletin contains 408 pages and 17 plates. 



The Editor of Torreya, Mr. George T. Hastings, reported 

 the publication of six bi-monthly numbers, aggregating 115 



