Oct.  1898. 
Annual  Report  of  the  Director. 
OFFICERS. 
Edward  E.  Ayer,  President. 
Martin  A.  Ryerson,  First  Vice-President. 
Norman  B.  Ream,  Second  Vice-President. 
Harlow  N.  Higinbotham,  Chairman  Executive  Committee. 
George  Manierre,  Secretary. 
Byron  L.  Smith,  Treasurer. 
COMMITTEES. 
EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 
Harlow  N.  Higinbotham. 
Edward  E.  Ayer. 
Norman  B.  Ream. 
Owen  F.  Aldis. 
Martin  A.  Ryerson. 
FINANCE  COMMITTEE. 
Norman  Williams. 
Watson  F.  Blair. 
Huntington  W.  Jackson. 
COMMITTEE  ON  BUILDING. 
George  E.  Adams. 
William  J.  Chalmers. 
Cyrus  H.  McCormick. 
George  R.  Davis. 
AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 
George  Manierre.  Arthur  B.  Jones. 
