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every Monday afternoon for the study of living plants. He then 
suggested that the election of officers was the first business in order. 
The following officers were elected for the first term ending the 
first Saturday in March, 1892. 
President—Dr. H. H. Benr. 
Vice-President—Mrs. Mary W. Kincarp. 
Secretary—Frank H. Vasiir. 
Treasurer—Miss AGNES M. MANNING. 
Librarian—Miss Carouine L. Hunt. 
Curator—Miss Kate Exxiorr. 
Councilors—Mrs. C. E. HANSEN, Mrs. M. J. McDona.p, 
Dr. C. M. Brake. 
The Committee on Constitution consisting of Dr. H. H. Behr, 
Mrs. Mary W. Kincaid and Miss A. M. Manning, appointed at a 
preliminary meeting, presented a report embodying the Constitution 
engrossed upon pages 1-4 of this record, which report was read 
and adopted. 
It was decided to meet for the present on the first and third Satur- 
days of each month at r P. M. in the herbarium room of the Cali- 
fornia Academy of Sciences, the meetings to be followed whenever 
practicable by an excursion to some place of botanical interest. 
The Club then adjourned for an excursion to Mountain Lake. 
March 22, r89r. Inthe absence of the President, the Vice-Presi- 
dent, Mrs. M. W. Kincaid, presided. 
On motion it was decided to keep the charter roll open for sig- 
natures during the month of April. 
Adjourned for excursion to Laurel Hill. 
_ April 4, 1891. The Vice-President in the chair. 
It was announced by order of the Council that the regular busi- — 
. hess meeting would be held on the first Saturday of each month to 
be followed by an excursion, and that the third Saturday of each | 
month would be devoted to a field meeting. Also that, as hereto- 
fore, there would be excursions on Sunday, as quite a number of. 
the members were unable to Spare the necessary time on any other 
day, and that the Club, or as many as could attend, would continue | 
to meet for the study of plants brought in every Monday afternoon oe 
from 3:30 to 5 P. M. : SS 
Adjourned for excursion to the Presidio. 
