Report of the Council.

The article presents the report of the executive council of the American Antiquarian Society given at the semi-annual meeting of the Society on April 25, 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts. Subjects mentioned include obituaries for former members who have recently died, including Gumesindo Mendoza, Francis Henshaw Dewey, and Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden. Discussion is also given introducing several additional reports by various departments of the Society's leadership committees, including the treasury and publication departments, to be listed in the issue.