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bers who live away from the large centers, with their great libraries, as 

 a considerable number do. The yearly published lists of accessions 

 show what societies are on the exchange list, and their publications for 

 the past eleven years are on the library shelves and are subject to the 

 call of an}^ member of the Society, under the regulations laid down by 

 the Council. With our widely scattered membership, the library may 

 not be of great value to the Society at large, but its use should not be 

 limited to the members residing in Cleveland. 



The expenses of the Librarian's office during the year ending Decem- 

 ber 1, 1901, are as follows : 



To postage $0 97 



express charges 1 83 



envelopes and printing . 2 65 



insurance 5 60 



Total $11 05 



Respectfully submitted. 



H. P. CUSHING, 



Cleveland, Ohio, December 1, 1901. Librarian. 



On motion of the Secretar^v, it was voted to defer consideration of the 

 Council report until the following day. 



As the Auditing Committee to examine the accounts of the Treasurer, 

 the Society elected Richard E. Dodge and Edmund 0. Hovey. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



The result of the balloting for officers for 1902, as canvassed by the 

 Council, was announced and the officers declared elected as follows : 



President : 



N. H. Winch ell, Minneapolis, Minn. 



First Vice-President : 



S. F. Emmons, Washington, D. C. „ 



Second Vice-President : 



J. C. Branner, Stanford University, Cal. 



Secretary : 



H. L. Fairchild, Rochester, N. Y. 



