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ship which had been conferred upon him, with warm expressions 
of appreciation. A communication: was then read from Mr. 
Joseph Crawford announcing the death, on December 6th, of Dr. 
J. Bernard Brinton. The Secretary remarked briefly on the life 
and character of Dr. Brinton, and announced that an obituary 
notice was being prepared which would appear in the BULLETIN. 
A committee consisting of Dr. Britton and Dr. Rusby was then 
appointed to draft appropriate resolutions, and to present copies 
of the same to the family of the deceased. 
The death was also announced, by the President, of Prof. E. H. 
Day, which occurred in Algiers on January 4th. At the same time 
he remarked upon the high character of the deceased as a scien- 
tist, a teacher and a gentleman of refinement. Similar remarks 
were also made by Mrs. Britton and by Mr. Ogden, and a com- 
mittee consisting of Mr. Ogden and Mrs. Britton was appointed 
to draft suitable resolutions and to present the same to the family 
of the deceased and to the President of the Board of Education 
of New York City. 
The paper of the evening was then presented by Mr. A. A. 
Heller, entitled “Collecting in Western Texas,” illustrated by 
specimens of the flora. 
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1895. 
The President in the chair and thirty persons present. 
Mrs. Annie M. Smith, of 78 Orange street, Brooklyn, was 
elected an active member. . 
On behalf of the Committee appointed to draft resolutions 
concerning the death of Prof. Day, a report was Ces by Mr. 
Ogden and a copy placed on file. 
_ ‘The announced paper of the evening, on “ Food Plants of the 
American Indians,” was then read by Dr. Valery Havard, and 
“proved to be one of the most interesting and valuable communi- 
cations presented to the club in recent years. It will be published 
in a subsequent issue of the BULLETIN. 
