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The Bryologist. It was necessary for the printers to assemble a new force, 
largely of green men, and to train them before any attempt could be made to con- 
tinue printing the magazine. The only alternative was the payment of demands 
which the printers felt wholly imjastified. All the members know the resulting 
delay in the receipt of copies of the magazine. The delay could not be avoided 
nor foreseen by the Editor and Officers of the Moss Society, nor could conditions 
be remedied sav^e by an expensive resort to special printing which the finances 
of the Society did not permit. The Secretary is deeply appreciative of the for- 
bearance and patience shown by the individual Members in not complaining 
at a time when complaints and requests for "lost copies" would have been amply 
justified. The Editor and Secretary are not making any promises for the future, 
this time; they only have hopes! 
The membership of the Society now totals 146; two deaths. Dr. Riddle 
and Mrs. McConnell: and two resignations having come to the notice of the 
Secretary during the year, to balance which ten new members have been added 
to pur lists. The Secretary hopes that this increase may be continued and aug- 
mented in the future, and urges all Members to make the effort to bring the So- 
ciety to the attention of others. With the year 1922, the Moss Society enters 
upon its twenty-fifth year, those who have so unselfishly supported it with their 
enthusiastic cooperation may soon be compelled to relinquish their connection. 
The following additions should be made to the names on the List of Members 
sent out in November. 
Mr. Harold V. W. Halsey ....957 Boulevard, Astoria, N. Y. 
Mr. Wm. B. Kirkham ....lox) Mill St., Springfield, Mass. 
Dr. George E. Nichols ....Yale University, New Haven, Conn, 
There are also several corrections in addresses that should be made in the list as 
published; no one regrets these more than the Secretary, for the financial condi- 
tion of the Society may not justify the publication of a new list the coming 
year. However, these errors were due to failure of members promptly to advise 
the Secretary of changes. Please keep the Secretary informed; he cannot be ex- 
pected to know otherwise. 
The financial condition of the Society is shown below. Especial thanks are 
due to certain members of the Society who have voluntarily defrayed costs of 
plates, as well as to the Curators of the Herbaria for their unselfish devotion of 
time anfl money. 
Summary of Accounts 
Receipts 
Balance on hand, December 1, 1920 
Dues for current year 
Subscriptions for current year 
Arrears collected 
Sales of back issues and sets 
Minor receipts , 
Receipts for Dr. Grout, combinatoin offer 
$113.34 
178.30 
88.20 
4.50 
67.57 
23.47 
17.60 
$492.98 
