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done by the Society is endangered, to rally to its support 

 our enlightened citizens. Why may we not look to a 

 great many more of them, ladies as well as gentlemen, 

 enrolling themselves in the list of membership of the 

 Society ? If we had an addition of even a hundred more 

 members, these, with the modest annual fee attached to 

 membership, would enable us to carry on our work better 

 than we are able to do at present. Shall we make this 

 appeal in Vcj^in ? I do not believe it. 



" I cannot conclude my remarks without referring to 

 the great loss the Society has recently sustained, in the 

 deatii of ]\'Ii'. John S. Shearer, wlio had been for so long a 

 period a prominent member and office-bearer of the 

 Society, and who had in so many ways exerted himself on 

 its behalf ; although for a few years back, owing to ill- 

 health, he was unable to continue to take so active a 

 share in our work as formerly. 



" The death of Mr. E. T. Chambers, the invaluable chair- 

 man of the library committee, has been recorded in the 

 minutes. His loss is irrepnrable, as it is most unlikely 

 that the Society can replace him by anyone with his 

 special fitness for the position, and, at the same time, as 

 willing as he to devote time to the work required." 



OFFICE-BEARERS FOR YEAR. 



Two ordinary members were admitted to the Society, 

 and the election of officers for the ensuing year was pro- 

 ceeded with, and resulted as follows, Messrs. A. E. Norris 

 and Alex. Robertson being the scrutineers : — 



Hex. President.— Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal. 



President.— Prof. E. W. MacBride, M.A., D.Sc. 



Vice-Presidents. — Prof. F. D. Adams, Prof. B. J. Har- 

 rington, A. Holden, J. H. Joseph, Rev. Dr. Robert Camp- 

 bell, Prof. Wesley Mills, Hon. J. K. Ward, C. T. Williams 

 and Mr. Justice Wiirtele. 



Hon. Recording Secretary. — Chas. S. J. Phillips. 



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