of architectural competitions resulted in appointing a committee on the subject and as one result the members have received a paper prepared by Mr. John M. Carrère on the subject with suggestions for the consideration of the convention.

Resolutions were adopted on the death of Mr. W. W. Carlin and the assassination of the President of the French Republic, Sadi-Carnot, and a communication of the Secretary to Mr. George W. da Cunha on the death of his son, George W. da Cunha, Jr., a member of the Chapter, was placed on file.

Appropriate reference is made to a full-sized medallion profile portrait of the late Richard Upjohn, the first president of the Institute, by his grandson Charles B. Upjohn and the son of a Fellow of the Institute, Mr. R. M Upjohn.

The Chapter continues its efforts in behalf of the claim of the heirs of the late President of the Institute, Dr. Thomas U. Walter, and considered and acted on current events of interest to its members.

Number of members 82; Professional 80; Honorary 2; of which nine have been elected since the last report, and the membership of three has lapsed. Two members-August Bauer, an ex-president of the Chapter, and William Henri Adams, have deceased,

The influence of the Chapter has increased, and it has done much to advance the interests of the profession and the community by its successful effort to suppress irregular methods of appointing Chicago Building Inspectors; the assistance it has given to the American Institute of Architects in the matter of the controversy with the Secretary of the Treasury; in protesting against the proposed plan for a new Cook County Building, and in electing a Standing Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

It has held ten regular meetings-average attendance 26. Matters of public interest have been discussed and papers have been read on "Ceramics," "Timber, its Use and Abuse;" " Landscape Gardening;" "Expert decision of Competitions," and "The responsibility of the Architect to the Community as the Conservators of good Architecture."

This Chapter maintains an Institute of Building Arts and has during the year found it necessary to enlarge its quarters and extend its influence by holding the First Annual Chicago Building Trades and Material Exhibit, awarding ninty-two diplomas and bronze medals and dispensing eleven honorable mentions.

It has also furnished a new meeting room, made several desirable amendments to its constitution and by-laws, encouraged and assisted the Chicago Architectural Sketch Club and voted a gold medal to be awarded each year for the most meritorious work from an architectural standpoint.

The Chapter pledges its support to the Institute in its efforts towards securing better national legislation regarding government work.

PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER. 1869.

Number of members, 55; Professional, 31,-an increase of one over last year: Junior, 20,-eight less than last year; Honorary, 4,—one more than last year.

Of the professional members 13 are Fellows of the Institute, which is one more than last year.

The Chapter has moved to more congenial and accessible quarters, and has had two meetings during the year with an average attendance of seven.

The Society urges a uniform and complete system of statistic blanks, membership and report books, to be used in duplicate, and to be filled in with the Institute and Chapter archives,—which is a revival of a suggestion urged in 1887 and reported upon favorably at Buffalo in 1888 but was not followed by the publicacation of the blanks, at that time recommended by the committee, and voted by the Institute.

It is suggested that as the annual convention is generally held in October, it will revise its By-laws so as to have its annual meeting a few weeks earlier.

Number of fellow members, seventy, of whom thirty-one are Fellows of the A. I. A.; junior members, six; associate members, eleven; honorary members, nine. During the year, five junior members have been made Fellows.

The Chapter has held regular monthly meetings with dinner from October to May, and has listened to the report of Mr. R. C. Spencer, Jr., a recently returned holder of the Rotch Scholarship; to a paper by Mr. Thomas A. Fox, illustrated by numerous photographs on "Greece as a Field for Architectural Study"; to a paper by Mr. R. D. Andrews on "Methods of Architectural Education," followed by a discussion; to a paper by Mr. C. H. Blackall on the "Alhambra,” illustrated by his own drawings. The need of the revision of the Boston Building Law was discussed, and Mr. Walker read a paper on the Public Duties of an Architect.

By invitation the Chapter met at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on one evening to listen to a lecture on tests of building materials, and witnessed tests of wooden beams and columns. The affairs of the American Architect were discussed, and an advisory committee was appointed. Mr. H. B. Warren gave an account of the Cathedral and Bishop's Palace of St. Davids in Wales, illustrated with stereoptican views.

At the last meeting, the jury on design in the Rotch Scholarship examination was invited by the Chapter to meet the candidates and the award was announced. The Chapter announces the death of Mr. Arthur Rotch, and that since the failure of Messrs. Ticknor & Co., the American Architect has come entirely under professional control

CINCINNATI CHAPTER. 1870.

Number of members, twenty (20); monthly meetings are held; the Chapter has no complaints-no suggestions to make.

BALTIMORE CHAPTER. 1870.

Secretary has nothing to report, on account of lack of interest on the part of the local architects, and he has met with poor success in his endeavor to revive an interest in the Chapter.

RHODE ISLAND CHAPTER. 1875.

Number of members, 21; of which seventeen (17) are professional members, one (1) non-professional, and three (3) junior members.

Thirteen of the professional members are Fellows of the Institute.

Two professional and two junior members have been elected since last report. The Chapter has held six stated meetings with an average attendance of twelve members, and four special meetings, and has shown much interest in professional matters, both local and national and has fully endorsed the action of the Directors in regard to obtaining designs for buildings for the Federal Government. The Chapter has been called to mourn the death of its oldest member, Mr. Alpheus C. Morse, who had been a Fellow of the Institute thirty-seven years.

The Chapter has had a conference with the Inspector of Plumbing on the enforcement of the new Plumbing Ordinance and has assisted in making out a scheme for a local competition for a proposed Public Library Building.

SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER. 1881.

Number of members, 24; all professional and which is apparently 16 less than at last report, although two new members have been elected.

Seven regular and three special meetings have been held.

Through the efforts of ex-president Sanders, Chapter classes have been maintained, which are open to students in the offices of the members of the Chapter, and have proved to be of great service.

The Chapter has also held a very successful architectural exhibition in conjunction with the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art and hopes to make annual exhibitions of a similar character.

Papers on "Concrete in Architectural Construction," and " ning" have been read before the Chapter.

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Number of members, ten (10), of which six (6) are Fellows of the A. I. A., and one honorary member.

The Financial standing of the Chapter is good, and information is received that renewed interest in the Chapter is assured.

WASHINGTON CHAPTER. 1887.

Number of members, 21; Professional, 15; Junior, 4; Honorary, 1; The Secretaries of the several Chapters are Corresponding Members.

One professional and two junior members have been elected, and one professional member has resigned since the last report.

The Chapter has had monthly meetings, except in the summer months, and has listened to a paper by Mr. B. H. Green, the Superintendent of the new Congressional Library, on the methods of preparing, filing, reproducing and numbering the drawings belonging to the library, as well as description of the plan and construction of the library building.

There was an exhibition of the competition drawings of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and it has, by invitation of the District Commissions, named one of its members whom it wished appointed on the Board of Appeal to consider questions in dispute before the Inspector of Buildings.

The Chapter has added to its library and is to be congratulated upon being the possessor of one of the very few complete sets of the Proceedings of the American Institute of Architects-which is more than the Institute can claim for itself.

MICHIGAN CHAPTER. 1887.

Number of members, 14; all of whom are professional with no increase during the year, and three have resigned. Three have been elected Fellows of the Institute.

An earnest effort to increase the membership is now making.

Meetings are held once a month, which have been interesting and well attended and the Chapter has made itself felt especially in local matters and its finances are in good condition.

WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER. 1887.

Number of members, 50; 45 professional, of which 27 are Fellows of the Institute; 5 honorary.

There have been six members elected during the year; two have deceased and three have resigned.

Two annual conventions have been held since the last report; the first in '93 at Syracuse and the latter at Rochester, a few weeks ago.

The Executive Committee has also held two meetings, and resolutions have been adopted recommending changes in the relations of the Chapters to the Institute, which question is to be discussed at this convention.

BUFFALO CHAPTER. 1890.

Number of members 28; of whom 26 are associate, one non-resident associate and one junior member. Thirteen of the associates are Fellows of the A. I. A. This Chapter has the distinctive honor of having one female member who is also a Fellow of the A. I. A.

The Chapter has held three regular meetings with an average attendance of eight (8) members, and three special meetings with an average attendance of ten members.

Regulating the practice of Government architecture and the Buffalo Federal building have absorbed the interest and attention of the members and have been lively subjects for discussion and action for the Institute, as well as for the Chapter.

ST. LOUIS CHAPTER. 1890.

Number of members 35; Regular 17; Associates 12; Honorary 6; of whom three associates and two honorary have been elected since the last report. Resignations or deaths, none. 14 regular meetings, with dinners; 18 special meetings; average attendance, 12.

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Second annual exhibition of pen and ink and of water color drawings held in March was a success, attracting large numbers and arousing a great deal of public interest.

The membership includes nearly all the architects of the city of good standing and repute, and all but one are Fellows of the Institute, or are on the last letter ballot issued, which was opened yesterday, and all, but two were found to be elected.

The Chapter heartily endorses the efforts to establish a code to govern competitions for federal, municipal and public buildings and the abolition of competitions for private buildings.

One requirement for membership in this Chapter is heartily commended for adoption in other chapters, namely, that an applicant shall file a perspective drawn by himself and one original paper on some architectural subject, both of which shall become the property of the Chapter if the applicant be elected.

This Chapter has also the distinction of being the only chapter that has adopted a Code of Ethics "establishing the qualifications" for membership and governing the professional conduct of its members.

KANSAS CITY CHAPTER. 1890.

Number of members, 15; has held monthly meetings through the year.

CLEVELAND CHAPTER. 1890.

Number of members, 9; all professional, with no changes during the year. The Chapter has held eleven (11) meetings with an attendance on an average of seven, and seven evenings have been given up to reading of papers on the following subjects:

Architectural features of the World's Fair Buildings.

Relation of the Chapters to the Institute.

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WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER. 1891.

Number of members 20, of whom 7 are Fellows of the Institute.

There have been seven meetings since the last report, with an average attendance of seven members.

The Chapter is in good condition but there has been no increase in its membership during the year.

WISCONSIN CHAPTER. 1891.

Number of members, four, but an effort is now on foot to increase its membership. New rooms have been procured and are being furnished and an effort is