118 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 
Report of tiie Secretary and Librarian, Samuel IIenshaw. 
Membership. 
During the year twenty-one Corporate members have been elected 
by the Council; ten have died, nine have resigned, and two have 
forfeited their membership for nonpayment of dues. 
In common with all scientific societies we mourn the death of Prof. 
Thomas II. Huxley, an Honorary member since May 2, 1877. 
Four Corresponding members have died. 
The present membership of the Society consists of 13 Honorary, 
145 Corresponding, and 357 Corporate members, a total of 515, or 
five less than the total reported a year ago. The number of 
Corporate members remains exactly the same as last year. May not 
this simple statement convince each member of the need of adding 
to our roll ? 
The names of the members elected and the dates of their election 
are as follows :— 
Charles F. Batchelder. Oct. 1G, 1895. 
Joseph S. Bigelow, Jr. Apr. 15, 1896. 
Reginald A. Daly. Apr. 15, 1896. 
Simon Davis. Dec. 18, 1895. 
James F. Estes. Oct. 16, 1895. 
Miss Eva D. Farquhar. Feb. 19, 1896. 
Miss Elizabeth F. Fisher. Dec. 18, 1895. 
E. H. Forbush. Oct. 16, 1895. 
Miss Susan M. Hallo well. Oct. 16, 1895. 
William D. McKim. Apr. 15, 1896. 
Alfred G. Mayer. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Nathaniel C. Nash. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Herbert V. Neal. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Miss Laura Norcross. Feb. 19, 1896. 
George H. Parker. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Janies I. Peck. Oct. 16, 1895. 
William II. Phelps. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Miss Lilian V. Sampson. Dec. 18, 1895. 
William II. Snyder. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Mrs. Charles P. Strong. Dec. 18, 1895. 
Emile F. Williams. Dec. 18, 1895. 
