Annual Meeting.] 376 [May 4, 



The following report of the auditing committee was read : 

 We have examined the foregoing accounts of Charles W. Scud- 

 der, Treasurer, for the current year and find them correct with 

 proper vouchers. We have also seen <and verified the evidences of 

 the property held by the Society and the Trustees of the Walker 

 Fund. 



[Signed] Richard C. Greenleaf. 



John Cummings. 

 Boston, May 3, 1887. 



The Committee on Walker Prizes reported that only one paper 

 had been received, that the author had not complied with the con- 

 ditions governing the presentation of papers for the prize, and that 

 the paper was not worthy of consideration. 



The Society then proceeded to ballot for officers. Messrs. E. G. 

 Gardiner and R. Hayward were appointed a committee to collect 

 and count the ballots. 



The committee announced that the following named members of 

 the society were elected to the respective offices for the ensuing 

 year :— 



