ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 399 
The cost of each of the eight volumes thus far issued by the Society 
is as follows: 
Vol. 6. Vol. 7. Vol. 8. 
Vol. 1. Vol. 2. Vol. 3. Vol. 4. Vol. 5. 
(pp. 593; |(pp. 662; |(pp. 541; |(pp. 458; |(pp. 665; |(pp. 528; |(pp. 558; |(pp. 446 ; 
pls. 10)} pls. 10)} pls. 21)) pls. 27)} pls. 24)) pls. 51) 
$1,535 59 | $1,286 39 | $1,887 21 | $1,341 98 | $1,463 GO| $1,262 22 
383 35 173 25 178 40 221 62 200 24 
$1,459 64 | $2,065 61 | $1,563 55*| $1,663 84*| $1,579 98 
pls. 13)} pls. 23) 
-| $1,473 77 | $1,992 52 
317 76 
Letter-press c 
Illustrations........... 
291 85 463 65 
$1,765 62 | $2,456 17 | $1,918 94 
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Respectfully submitted. JOSEPH SPANLEY-BRown, 
Editor. 
WasuHineron, D. C., December 20, 1697. 
Upon motion of the Secretary, it was voted to lay the report of the 
Council upon the table for one day. 
As the Auditing Committee, to examine the accounts of the Treasurer, 
the Society elected W. N. Rice and H. M. Ami. 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS 
The result of the balloting for officers for 1898, as canvassed by the 
Council, was announced by the Secretary, and officers were declared 
elected as follows: 
President : 
JoHn J. Stevenson, New York City. 
First Vice-President : 
Bens. K. Emerson, Amherst, Mass. 
Second Vice-President : 
Grorce M. Dawson, Ottawa, Ont. 
Secretary : 
i. 1. PARSE Rochester, N. Y. 
Treasurer : 
I. C. Wurrr, Morgantown, W. Va. | 
Editor : 
J. StantEy-Brown, Washington, D. C. 
*The actual cost to the Society was $77.50 less for volume 6, and $90.80 less for volume 7, those 
amounts being paid by authors for illustrations and correction charges, 
LIX—Butt. Gron. Soc. Am., Vor. 9, 1897 
