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Observer (Portland, Conn.), Jan. 1894 to Oct. 1896; The American boy 

 (Detroit), Mar. 1900 to Mar. 1903; Outdoor world, journal of the 

 Agassiz association, ed. by H. H. Ballard, 1903. 



See also American Fern Society; Sullivant Moss Chapter; Wilson Orni- 

 thological Club. 



American Alpine Club. 



Address. Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary: Henry G. Bryant, 2013 Walnut 

 Street. 



History. First meeting held in Washington, D. C., Jan. 2, 1903. 



Ref.: American Alpine Club. By-laws, list of members [and their activi- 

 ties, 1903-04, together with references to published accounts of ascents, 

 explorations, etc.]. 1905. 



Object. Scientific exploration and study of the higher mountain elevations and of the 

 regions lying within or about the Arctic and Antarctic circles; cultivation of 

 mountain craft; promotion and dissemination of knowledge regarding the regions 

 above indicated. 



Meetings. At least one stated meeting annually, to be held in December in Boston, 

 New York, Philadelphia, or Washington, or at such place as may be designated 

 for that year's meeting of the A. A. A. S. The constitution provides for a Pacific 

 section for the purpose of holding meetings for members west of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



Membership. 50 active (annual dues, $5 ; life composition, $50) ; 7 honorary. Lim- 

 ited to persons who have made ascents of one or more mountain elevations con- 

 sidered acceptable to the board of directors, those who have conducted explora- 

 tions in the Arctic and Antarctic tracts, or contributed substantially to a knowledge 

 of the natural phenomena of the regions included in the club's field of study, and 

 those who are engaged in a special study of recent glacial phenomena. 



Publications. 



The club proposes issuing a series of monographs on Typical mountains 

 of North America. At present its organ is APPALACHIA, pub. by 

 the Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, Mass. (q. v.}. 



American Anthropological Association. 



Address. Secretary: George Grant MacCurdy, Yale University, New 

 Haven, Conn. Editor: F. W. Hodge, 1333 F Street, N. W., Washing- 

 ton, D. C. 



History. Incorporated in the District of Columbia, Mar. 26, 1902 ; or- 

 ganized in Pittsburg, June 30, 1902. 



Ref.: American Anthropologist, n. s., v. 5, 1903, P- 178-192. 



Object. To promote the science of anthropology ; to stimulate the efforts of American 

 anthropologists ; to co-ordinate anthropology with other sciences ; to foster local 

 and other societies devoted to anthropology; to serve as a bond of union among 

 American anthropologists and American anthropological organizations, present 

 and prospective ; and to publish and encourage the publication of matter pertaining 

 to anthropology. 



