THE LINNAEAN FERN CHAPTER 



OF THE AGASSIZ ASSOCIATION, 



— The President of the Chapter offers specimens of Tricho- 

 manes Peter sii to Chapter members sending a self-addressed en- 

 velope. — M. 



— The name of Miss H. Mary Cushman, 300 North 5th street, 

 Reading, Pa., should have appeared in the list of members for 

 1899. Miss Cushman joined the Chapter in 1897. — M. 



— One energetic member writes: " Out of fifteen members 

 obtained last year, I was the missionary who converted three. 

 One- fifth is at least a fair proportion of converts for one member 

 to make." Would it not be well to try to lessen his proportion 

 next year by making our own greater ? 



— Since July the following fern students have become members 

 of the Chapter Mrs. A. E. Goetting, Fargo, Clinch Co , Ga. ; 

 Miss Laura Lazenby, Statesville, N. C. ; Miss Agnes C. Robert- 

 son, 108 Cottage St., Fall River, Mass ; Mrs William R. Brown, 

 706 Forest Ave., Kansas City, Mo.; Fred K. Luke, Ohio State 

 University, Columbus, Ohio; J. C. Black, Wooster, Ohio; Rev. 

 J. M. Bates, Long Pine, Neb. We welcome them all. A new 

 list of members will be published in the Annual Report, to be 

 issued in January.— C. 



Election of Officers. 



The eighth annual election of officers of this Chapter occurs 

 during the present month. The Executive Council has prepared 

 the following list of candidates: For President, William R. 

 Maxon, Washington, D. C ; G. A Woolson, Pittsford Mills. Vt. 

 For Vice-President, B. D. Gilbert, Clayville, N. Y. ; Rev. S. M. 

 Newman, 1818 M St., N. W , Washington, D. C. For Treasurer, 

 James A. Graves, Susquehanna, Pa. ; C. F. Saunders, 307 Walnut 

 St., Philadelphia, Pa. For Secretary, Miss Margaret Slosson, 

 Andover, Mass. ; Miss Nellie Mirick, Oneida, N. Y. All members 

 not in arrears for dues are entitled to vote and are urged to do 

 so. Voting begins October 1st and ends November 1st. Postal 

 cards are preferred for balloting. They should be sent to Homer 

 D. House, 726 South Crouse Ave., Syracuse, N. Y., who has been 

 appointed Judge of Elections. Let all vote early, not necessarily 

 for the candidates mentioned, but, if desired, according to per- 

 sonal choice. Those having the highest number of ballots will 

 be declared elected. — M. 



