forward with considerable confidence to the new year. Our membership and 
subscription lists have increased, but few losses have occurred, receipts have 
been larger than last year, and it has been possible somewhat to reduce the costs 
of The Bryologist without impairing its quality. 
Ten new members have joined the Society since the publication of the last 
annual report. Several memberships have ceased through death or other causes, 
so that the total now stands at 134. Present conditions do not warrant the 
publication of a complete address list, but elsewhere in this issue there is a list 
of additions and corrections designed to bring up to date the list published in 
January, 1916. Copies of the earlier list will be supplied freely to all who wish 
for them, on application to the Secretary. 
While so many members are engaged in the pressing duties made necessary 
by the Great War, it is but natural that hobbies should suffer. The Secretary, 
therefore, feels that it is a matter for congratulation that the total of Offerings 
made through the columns of the magazine has been increased over that of last 
year. Fifteen mosses, fourteen lichens, aad two hepatics, most of them un- 
common, have been offered by nine different members. There is still room for 
growth in the department, however. Owing to the serious condition of oceanic 
transportation, all attempts at foreign exchanges have been abandoned, though 
they will be resumed as soon as conditions warrant. The same conditions have 
greatly hampered the matter of the exchanges of magazines that the Society is 
fortunate in possessing, two whole mailings having been lost in transit abroad. 
While the total expenditures of the Society have been greater than last 
year, it has been possible, through the sale of the Hasse Lichens and the cutting 
down of the editions of the magazine, to allot more money to the magazine it- 
self, resulting in an increase in the number of pages in the volume, and in the 
number of plates. In this connection, however, the warmest thanks of the So- 
ciety are due to Dr. Frye for his generosity in cooperating with the editors in 
defraying certain costs. 
There is one subject, however, to which the Secretary must return in each 
annual report: the need for short articles and notes. Will not each member 
try to send in at least one item? As stated last year, The Bryologist is your 
magazine, you determine its character and content, and your cooperation is es- 
sential to its success. 
In conclusion, the Secretary extends to all members his best wishes and 
heartiest greetings for the coming year. 
Summary of Accounts 
Receipts 
Balance on hand, December 1, 1916 $78.58 
Dues for current year 181.66 
Subscriptions for current year 71.82 
Arrears collected, dues and subscriptions 4.10 
Dues and subscriptions for coming year, already paid 15.20 
Sales of back numbers 35*oo 
Receipts from advertising and incidentals 19.40 
Receipts from sales of Hasse Lichens 42.00 
$447.76 
