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and some losses in membership, but in point of numbers we stand, 

 practically, where we did one year ago. 



The interest in the subject of photography has been maintained 

 fairly well; much good work has been done by members of the 

 Section. 



A series of six special entertainments, in charge of as many dif- 

 ferent committees, were given in our lecture-room within the past winter 

 and each succeeding committee seemed to strive to excel all others. 

 The result was eminently satisfactory to the Section in every way. 



The Section decided last October to discontinue its connection 

 with The American Lantern Slide Interchange, for the reason that the 

 interest in this particular branch of work seemed to be decreasing on 

 account of too frequent exhibitions of latern slides. 



The Section gave its annual exhibition of lantern slides at the 

 Pike Opera House, on the evening of April 20th, 1894. 



The work then exhibited by the members was up to the standard 

 and it was cordially received by the audience in attendance. 



The annual outing of the Section took place on the 30th of May, 

 1894. The forenoon of that day proved to be rainy and disagreeable, 

 but later on, the clouds cleared away and some excellent photographic 

 work was done. The committee took us to Delhi, O., as the objec- 

 tive point of the outing, and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Belden, of that 

 place, threw open their commodious and elegant home to the Section 

 and its friends in a way that none will ever forget. Their uniform 

 courtesy and kindness call for this special recognition. 



Your Curator desires to direct especial attention to a matter that 

 that the Board should consider. All the hot water used in cleaning 

 and scrubbing about our building, is heated on a small gas stove in 

 the operating rooms of the Section. It does not seem the proper 

 place to have such work done ; and the condition of the operating 

 rooms at various times in regard to dirt and unpleasant odors is 

 thought to have its origin in the indiscriminate use of this gas stove 

 which is only intended to be used in a limited way by members to 

 heat water for the mixing of their chemicals. 



Trusting that you may be able to devise some plan to abate this 

 nuisance, I will offer no further recommendations. 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. J. Buntin, 



Curator of Photography. 



