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Dr. R. A. Harper reported as our representative to the 

 Council of the American Association of the Advancement of 

 Science. 



Mr. Raymond H. Torrey, as Chairman of the Field Com- 

 mittee, reported very satisfactory results during the year and 

 further stated that he wishes to secure the services of a number 

 of new volunteer leaders of field trips for the coming season's 

 program. 



Dr. E. W. Sinnott, as Chairman of the Committee on 

 Entertainment reported that the collations served at the seven 

 meetings at the American Museum cost about fifteen dollars 

 total and that this expense was met by donations by indi- 

 viduals. The American Museum restaurant stafif handled this 

 work at the Museum meetings and the entertainments at the 

 Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Barnard College were provided 

 by those institutions. It was voted by the club to continue this 

 policy of serving refreshments at the downtown meetings and 

 the President was authorized to appoint a new committee to 

 continue the work. 



The report of the death of Maturin L. Delafield a former 

 treasurer of the Torrey Botanical Club was read by the Presi- 

 dent, and Dr. Howe and the Secretary were appointed a com- 

 mittee to propose a suitable resolution to be published in 

 Torreya and a copy sent to the family of the deceased. 



Ofticers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: 



President — Dr. Edmund W. Sinnott 



Vice Presidents — Dr. C. Stuart Cager and Dr. Marshall A. 

 Howe 



Secretary — Dr. Forman T. McLean 



Treasurer — Mrs. Helen M. Trelease 



Editor of the Torrey Botanical Club — Dr. T. E. Hazen 



Business Manager — Dr. Michael Levine 



Associate Editors — Albert Francis Blakeslee, Cornelia Lee 

 Carey, Frank Earl Denny, Alexander William Evans, 

 Henry Allen Gleason, Alfred Gundersen, George Tracy 

 Hastings, Marshall Avery Howe, Louis Otto Kunkel, 

 Michael Levine, Arlow Burdette Stout and Sam F. Trelease 



Bibliographer — Mrs. B. O. Dodge 



