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THE AMERICAN FOLK-LORE SOCIETY.

Dr. D. G. BRINTON, University of Pennsylvania, President.
W. W. NEWELL, Cambridge, Mass., Secretary.

New York, October 18th, 1890.

DEAR SIR :

The annual meeting of the American Folk-lore Society will be held at Columbia College, New York City, on Friday and Saturday, November 28th and 29th, 1890. The sessions, which will be open to the public, will be held in Room 15, Hamilton Hall, Madison Avenue and 49th Street. A number of papers will be read on subjects of general interest.

The American Folk-lore Society selects for its special field of research the collection and preservation of the folk-lore of the United States, including that which concerns the white race as well as the stories, superstitions, and odd customs found among the colored people, and the mythology of our native Indians. The papers prepared by its members are printed in the JOURNAL OF AMERICAN FOLK-LORE, a handsome quarterly, edited by the Society, and issued from the press of Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston. It is now in its third year and the volumes contain many articles entertaining to the general reader, as well as valuable to the student of local history and manners.

The fee for membership is placed at the very moderate figure of three dollars ($3.00) a year, the payment of which entitles members to receive the Journal for one year, as well as to all other privileges of the Society. The life-membership fee is fifty dollars ($50).

We hope that the meeting in New York will be marked by a full attendance at the sessions, and by a notable increase in membership. We invite you to be present on the dates mentioned, and we should be much pleased to add your name to the roll of the Society.

We enclose a postal card for the latter purpose, which we shall be gratified to have you sign and return. We remain,

Very respectfully yours,

H. CARRINGTON BOLTON, Chairman.
JOHN S. NEWBERRY,
G. HILTON SCRIBNER,
N. L. BRITTON,
CHAS. P. DALY,
DANIEL S. MARTIN,
FREDERICK STARR, Secretary.
Local Committee of Arrangements.