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referred to the great loss which the Club had sustained, both in a 
scientific and a social way. It was resolved that a Committee of 
three be appointed by the President to prepare suitable resolutions. 
The President appointed as such Committee, Mr. E. S. Miller, Mr. 
Arthur Hollick, Rev. L. H. Lighthipe. 
A letter from Prof. C. Henry Kain announced the sudden death 
in Camden, N. J., of Mr. I. C. Martindale, one of the Club’s most 
distinguished corresponding members, and gave a brief sketch of 
his life and works. The President remarked upon his personal ac- 
quaintance with Mr. Martindale and testified to his high personal 
qualities and scientific attainments. 
Mr. A. A. Heller, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was elected an 
active member. 
Reports of the officers for last year were presented and ac- 
cepted. The Recording Secretary reported 168 active members 
on the roll, an increase of 25 during the year; the average attend- 
ance at regular meetings was 27. The Treasurer reported the 
total income of the Club during the year as $1448.24. The Editor 
reported that the number of pages in the 19th volume of the 
BULLETIN, published during the year, was 392, an increase over the 
preceding volume of 12 pages; No. I. of the 3d volume of the 
Memoirs was issued in February; No. II., containing Dr. Morong’s 
revision of the North American Naiadacez, is in press. The Cur- 
ator reported 3,492 specimens in the Herbarium, all from within 
the 100-mile circle. 
The following officers for the year 1893 were then unanimously 
elected: 
President, Hon. Addison Brown; Vice-Presidents, Dr. Timothy 
F. Allen.and Dr. Thomas Morong; Treasurer, Mr. Henry Ogden; 
Recording Secretary, Dr. H. H. Rusby; Corresponding Secretary, 
Mr. John K. Small; Editor, Dr. N. L. Britton; Associate Editors, — 
Dr. Emily L. Gregory, Miss Anna Murray Vail, Mr. Arthur Hol- 
lick, Prof. Byron D. Halsted, Mr. A. A. Heller; Curator, Miss 
Josephine E. Rogers; Librarian, Miss Effie A. Southworth. 
The President appointed the following standing committees: 
Committee on Finance, Mr. Justus F. Poggenburg, Mr. Wm. H. 
Rudkin ; Committee on Admissions, Mr. M. M. Le Brun, Mrs. S. 
B. Clarke ; Library and Herbarium Committee, The Curator, the _ 
