REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR igij. 
IX 
Thursday, February 15th.—“Italy’s Share in the Great War.”' By Rev, 
Hugh G. Wallace. 
Thursday, March ist.—“Japan.” By Walter Weston. 
Thursday, March 15th.—“French Cathedrals.” By Rev. Jocelyn Perkins, M.A. 
Thursday, March 22nd.—“ Across the High Carpathians.” By Rev. T. T. 
Norgate, F.R.G.S. 
Thursday, October nth.—“The Miscalculations of the Kaiser.” By Rev. 
T. T. Norgate, F.R.G.S. 
Thursday, October 25th.—“The Outgoing Turk.” By Samuel Wells, F.R.G.S. 
Thursday, November 8th.—“ China and the Re-conquest of Tsing-Tau.” By 
Staff Sergeant Thomas J. Kilyon. 
Thursday, November 22nd.—“ The Miracle of the Marne.” By Rev. Jocelyn 
Perkins, M.A. 
Thursday, December 6th.—“ Insects Gardeners should protect.” By John J. 
Ward, F.E.S. 
Thursday, December 20th.—“ The Romance of Mesopotamia.” By Rev. 
Alexander Taylor, M.A. 
The Papers read at the Monthly Meetings of the Society 
during 1917 were as follows : 
January 8th.—“The Sporting Fresh-water Fishes of Yorkshire.” By Oxley 
Grabham. (With Lantern Illustrations). 
March 12th.—“ The Liberty of the Church of St. Peter of York.” By George 
Benson. (With Lantern Illustrations). 
October 8th.—“The Fundamental Note.” By H. A. Phillips. 
November 12th.—“ John Browne, a York Worthy.” By George Benson. (With 
Lantern Illustrations). 
During tlie past year the Society has lost by death and 
resignation 24 members, 9 lady subscribers, and 4 associates, 
whilst 58 new subscribers have joined the Society. 
The Council recommend that Messrs. G. Benson, J. Triffitt, 
William Bellerby, and K. E. T. Wilkinson be new Members of 
Council in the place of those retiring by rotation. 
ARcHiEOLOGY. —During the year 1917 a few interesting 
fragments have been added to the Society’s Collection, the 
most notable being a tine facing piece of a canopy of the 
high altar of the Minster, tliis making the seventeenth new 
detail acquired since the original collection was removed to 
the new Archaeological Museum. 
