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nine became life members. While this is encouraging, 
as our membership is a large one, another effort will 
be made this year with, it is expected, still better results. 
It is hoped that our present members and all who re- 
ceive this report will further this object either by pro- 
posing those who would be willing to associate them- 
selves with the Society in this way or by submitting 
the names of such persons as they think might be in- 
terested. Reference to the members' lists, appended 
to this report, will show how large a proportion of the 
prominent people of this city and vicinity are now mem- 
bers of this Society, which is the oldest of the kind in 
the United States. 
WILLIAMS B. CADWALADER, 
Secretary. 
