We understand that the above Society held a meeting. This is a most important thing to do. The Society is to be highly commended.

The balance sheet provided some exciting reading, mainly about suppers, and the breakage of one oar—the object of the Society has ever been to catch crabs. Next came the election of officers for the year.

Mr. Currie was nominated as president by "Smad," but as no one seconded the nomination, he informed the chair that there would be no necessity for him to decline. Some enthusiast, in the stress of the moment, said "I second that," but luckily Mr. Currie informed the chair that he still declined.