Proceedings of the Club 



Annual Meeting, January 9, 1900 



Vice-President Allen was in the chair, 33 persons present. 



Three resignations were accepted, viz : Fredk. H. Comstock, 

 119 West 86th Street ; Frank G. Hills, Canarsie, South Brooklyn, 

 N. Y.; Henry W. Sackett, Tribune Building, New York. 



Miscellaneous business included, 1st, The acceptance of an in- 

 vitation from the American Geographical Society to send three 

 delegates to unite in a commemorative meeting in honor of its late 

 President, Charles P. Daly, the meeting to take place January 22d. 

 The Club elected as such delegates, Dr. T. F. Allen, Dr. H. H. 

 Rusby and Dr. N. L. Britton ; 2d, The election to fill the one 

 vacancy still existing in the Board of Associate Editors, of Dr. D. 

 T. MacDougal as such Associate Editor ; 3d, The conditional ac- 

 ceptance by the Club for a Decoration Day excursion of an invi- 

 tation tendered by Dr. T. F. Allen to visit his country house at 



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Litchfield, Conn., where his herbarium and the flora of Bantam 

 Lake are among the attractions offered. 



. The committee appointed to consider a program for a Torrey 

 Day in connection with the A. A. A. S. meeting here next sum- 

 mer reported through the Secretary, the following proposed 

 program : 



Historical Sketch of Botany in New York City, Dr. T. F. Allen; 

 Personal Reminiscences of Dr. Torrey, Professor T. C. Porter ; 

 Work of Dr. Torrey as a Botanist with Bibliography, Dr. N. L. 

 Britton ; Exhibition of Botanical Material and of Letters Illustra- 

 tive of Dr. Torrey's work, Miss A. M. Vail ; Work of the Torrey 

 Botanical Club, Professor Edward S. Burgess. Other features are 

 under consideration. 



Special business consisted, 1st, of Annual Reports. That of 

 the Treasurer, Mr. Maturin L. Delafield, Jr., reported a cash bal- 

 ance in hand. 



The Secretary, Professor Edward S. Burgess, reported an 

 average attendance of 3 1 at the 1 5 meetings held during the year, 

 one death, a present active membership of 237, corresponding 



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