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OCTOBER 19, 1916 

 Meeting of the Council 



The Joseph Rodman Drake Memorial Committee reported, 

 through Dr. N. L. Britton, that funds for the publication of 

 Part 4 of the Transactions of the Society have been promised, 

 conditional upon the Committee being permitted to have for 

 its own distribution 500 copies of a reprint of the papers pre- 

 sented at the Drake Celebration. 



The report was accepted and approved. 



The Secretary presented communications from H. W. Kent, 

 Secretary, and Robert W. de Forest, President of the Metro- 

 politan Museum of Art, in relation to the Poe Memorial monu- 

 ment, saying that in view of the circumstances under which 

 they had received the memorial it would not be appropriate for 

 them to lend it to our Society for Poe Cottage. 



Mr. Julius V. Burgevin, former Superintendent of Parks, 

 presented the original wrought iron hinges from the gate of 

 ^ r est Farms Cemetery. 



OCTOBER 19, 1916 

 Meeting of the Society 

 Formal business only. 



NOVEMBER 18, 1916 



Meeting of the Council 



Mr. William Stebbins Smith was placed in nomination and 

 unanimously elected Chairman of the Council for the current 

 year. 



The following were duly elected Chairmen of the respective 

 Committees : 



Art— Mr. Albert E. Davis. 



Industries and Applied Sciences — Dr. Henry M. Brown. 



Natural Sciences — Dr. John H. Denbigh. 



Books and Literature — Hon. Victor H. Paltsits. 



