2 proceedings of the washington meeting 



Session of Wednesday, December 27 



The first session of the Society was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m., 

 AVednesday, December 27, at the new Xational Museum, Washington, 

 D. C, by President Davis, who referred to the pleasure and interest with 

 which the Society met from time to time at the capital, previous meet- 

 ings having been held there in 1890, 1899, and 1902. 



The Secretar}^ then presented the printed report of the Council, which, 

 by vote of Council, was laid on the table till Thursday morning. 



ELECTION OF AUDITING COMMITTEE 



The Auditing Committee was then elected, consisting of George P. 

 Merrill and E. H. Kraus, and the Treasurer's report was referred to it. 

 At the afternoon session E. B. Mathews was added to this committee. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS 



The Secretary declared the vote for officers for 1912, the regular ticket 

 as prepared by the Council being elected, as follows : 



President : 

 Herman L. Fairchild, Eochester, X. Y. 



First Vice-President : 

 Israel C. White, Morgantown, W. Va. 



Second Vice-President: 

 David White, Washington, D. C. 



Secretary : 



Edmund Otis Hovey, New York City. 



Treasurer: 



William Bullock Clark, Baltimore, Md. 



Editor: 



Joseph Stanley-Brown, Coldspring Harbor, X. Y. 



Librarian: 

 H. P. CusHiNG, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Councillors: 

 Samuel W. Beyer, Ames, Iowa. 

 Arthur Keith, Washington, D. C. 



