THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE COUNCIL.
The Council are glad to be able to record that the numbers of the Society are well maintained. Ten libraries have been added to the list of subscribers, and twelve new members have been enrolled. The Council have to regret the deaths of ten members—an unusually large number—among them being such eminent names as Sir John Evans, Prof. Albert Dieterich, and Mr. J. W. Crombie, M.P. There have, however, been fewer resignations. The Council appeal to members for greater activity in obtaining new members and regularity in payment of subscriptions, several of them being two or more years in arrear; it is an unpleasant task for the Secretary to be constantly sending out reminders.
The papers read during the year have been as follows:
Jan. 15. The President's Address. (Folk-Lore, 1908.)
Feb. 19. "The Morning Star Ceremony of the Pawnee" (illustrated by lantern slides). Dr. A. C. Haddon.
March 18. "Folk Music" (illustrated by folk-songs sung by Miss Mattie Kay). Mr. Cecil J. Sharp.
April 15, "The Burry-man." Miss Isabel Dickson.
May 20. "The Telling of the Bees." Mr. G. L. Gomme.
June 17. "Female Infanticide in the Punjab." Capt. A. J. O'Brien.
"The Balemba of the Zoutpansberg (Transvaal)." M. Henri Junod.
"Turks Praying for Rain." Rev. G. E. White.
