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Object. Advancement of knowledge concerning the design, construction, mainte- 

 nance and operation of railway signaling appliances. 

 Meetings. 26 Tuesday in Jan., May, Sept. and Oct. and 3d Monday in Mar, Held 



in different cities, as decided at the previous meeting. 

 Membership. 253 active and 71 associate (annual dues, $3) ; 5 honorary. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS . . . v. 1-8, 1897/8-1905. Chicago, i898( ?)-i9O2; New 

 York, 1903-05. 8. 



Prior to 1897, Proceedings appeared only in the Railway review, a weekly 



paper pub. in Chicago. 

 Prices: 1-5 copies, 25c. each; 6-n copies, 2oc. each; 12 or more copies, 150. 



each. 



Digest of proceedings . . . 1895-1905. rev. ed. v. I-II. Bethlehem, 

 Pa., 1906. 8. 



Contains the papers and discussions in the Proceedings rearranged by 

 subject with general index. 



Scotch-Irish Society of America. 

 Address. Secretary: Rev. John S. Macintosh, D. D., 220 Witherspoon 



Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 



History. Organized at the ist Scotch-Irish Congress, held at Columbia, 

 Tenn., in May 1889. 



Object. Preservation of the history and perpetuation of the achievements of the 

 Scotch-Irish race in America ; promotion of social intercourse and fraternal feel- 

 ing among its members. 



Meetings. Annual convention at time and place determined by the Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



Membership. Membership confined to persons over 21, of Scotch-Irish descent. 

 Annual dues, $3 ; life membership, $100. 



Publications. 



The SCOTCH-IRISH IN AMERICA. Proceedings and addresses of the 

 [ist]-ioth congress, 1889-1901. Cincinnati, 1889-90; Nashville, 

 [1891-1902]. 8. 



v. I has title : The Scotch-Irish in America. Proceedings of the Scotch-Irish 



congress. . . . 

 No congress from 1897 to 1899, inclusive. 



Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. 



Address. Secretary: William J. Gies, Columbia University, New York 



City, N. Y. 

 History. Established Feb. 25, 1903. 



Object. Cultivation of the experimental method of investigation in the sciences of 



animal biology and medicine. 

 Meetings. At least once every two months during the academic year. 



