66 Bulletin No. 16. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 1898. 



The annual election of officers begins November 20 and ends Decem- 

 ber 5. The officers to be elected are : President, Vice-President, Secre- 

 tary, Treasurer and three members of the Executive Council. Very few 

 nominations have been made, hence the list is incomplete. Members 

 are always at liberty to vote for whomsoever they please, even when the 

 nominations are full. 



Mr. Frank L. Burns, Berwyn, Pa., has been appointed Judge of Elec- 

 tions, and all ballots should be sent to him. Our Constitution provides 

 that ballots must reach the Judge of Elections by December 5, in order 

 to be counted. 



Only active members are privileged to vote, but those in arrears for 

 assessments are denied the privilege, unless their assessments reach the 

 treasurer before November 20. 



The following nominations have been made : 



For President. — Reuben M. Strong, Lake Forest, 111. 



For Vice-President — N. Hollister, Delavan, Wis. 



For Secretary. — Walton I. Mitchell, St. Paul, Minn. ; W. L. Dawson, 

 Oberlin, Ohio. 



For Treasurer. — Lynds Jones, Oberlin, Ohio. 



For Executive Council. — John H. Sage, H. C. Oberholser, J. Warren 

 Jacobs, H. C. Higgins, W. A. Oldfield, J. E. Law. 



ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS. 



The following names are here proposed for Active membership : John 

 W. Daniel, Lynchburg, Va. ; Geo. W. Dixon, Watertown, S. Dak. ; 

 A. C. Parker, Box 6, White Plains, N. Y. ; A. H. Howell, Biological 

 Survey, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. In accordance 

 with the Constitution, proposed members will be considered elected unless 

 there are adverse votes. 



CHANGES OF ADDRESS. 



It is very important that changes of address, or any errors in the 

 present mailing list, should be attended to before the close of the present 

 year. Unless you give notice to the contrary, your name and address 



