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The program of the evening was the usual one of the annual 

 business meeting, consisting chiefly of reports of officers for the 

 past year and election of officers for the ensuing year. 



The Secretary, Dr. M. A. Howe, reported that fifteen regular 

 meetings of the Club had been held during the year with a total 

 attendance of 338, an average of about 22.5 persons per meeting. 

 19 new members were elected in 1923; 8 members were lost, six 

 by resignation and two by death. The present membership 

 appears to be 293. 



The Treasurer, Miss Mary L. Mann, reported gross receipts 

 of I4301.91, including a balance of $37945 brought over from 

 1922. Disbursements amounted to I3359.38, leaving a cash 

 balance of $942.53, to which may be added undrawn interest 

 amounting to $154.36. 



The endowment funds total $3536.58, as at the end of the 

 preceding year. 



The Editor, Prof. A. W. Evans, reported that vol. 50 of the 

 Bulletin contains 406 pages, exclusive of volume index, and 20 

 plates. 



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

 publication of six bimonthly numbers, aggregating 114 pages. 



The Rev. Dr. H. M. Denslow, Honorary Custodian of the 

 Local Herbarium of The N. Y. Botanical Garden, stated that 

 accessions aggregating about 2,000 sheets of specimens had been 

 received during the year. These and others are being arranged 

 geographically by counties and alphabetically. 



The chairman of the Field Committee, Mr. A. T. Beals, re- 

 ported that 35 field meetings were held, with attendances ranging 

 from 57 to 2, and averaging 12. Among the plants of unusual 

 interest collected on these expeditions were two orchids, Malaxis 

 unifolia in the Catskills near Meads and Ophrys cordata at 

 Bushkill, Pa. 



The officers elected for the ensuing year are given on the inside 

 front cover of this issue. 



Votes of thanks for services rendered were extended to the 

 retiring Editor, Dr. Evans, and to the retiring Secretar>^ Dr. 

 Howe. 



Marshall A. Howe, 



Secretary 



