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couraged, and that a new era of increased usefulness 

 will be opened up just as soon as our new building is 

 erected, one that shall be worthy of the past traditions 

 of the Society, and of the City of Montreal. 



I cannot close this report without a tribute of thanks 

 to our good friends of McGill University, who are ever 

 ready to g/ve us a helping hand, particularly as regards 

 the Somerville Course of Lectures and Saturday Half- 

 Hour Talks to Children; also to the press of Montreal 

 who gratuitously notice our lectures from time to time. 



The list of officers for the Session of 1908-9 is as 

 follows : — 



Patron — His Excellency, the Governor General of 

 Canada. 



Hon. President — Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal. 



President — Dr. D. P. Penhallow. 



Hon. Vice-President — Hon. J. K. Ward. 



Vice-Presidents — Frank D. Adams, Ph.D., F.R.C.S. ; 

 J. S. Buchan, K.C., B.C.L. ; Rev. Robert Campbell, M.A., 

 D.D. ; Miss Carrie Derick, M.A. ; E. W. MacBride, M.A., 

 D.Sc. ; Wesley Mills, M.A., M.D. ; C. S. J. Phillips, Major 

 G. W. Stephens, Miss Van Home. 



Hon. Recording Secretary — Albert Holden. 



Hon. Corresponding Secretary — F. W. Richards. 



Hon. Treasurer — Jas. W. Pyke. 



Hon. Curator — A. E. Norris. 



Members of Council — John Harper, Chairman; J. A. 

 U. Beaudry, C.E. ; S. W. Ewing, Joseph Fortier, Dr. 

 Milton L. Hersey, Albert Holden, H. Lampard, Alex. 

 Robertson, B.A., Farquhar Robertson. 



Superintendent — Alfred Griffin. 



