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Oriental Club of Philadelphia. 



Address. Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary: Benjamin Smith Lyman, 708 S. 



Washington Square. 

 History. Organized Apr. 30, 1888; not incorporated. 



Ref.: Oriental studies, p. 7-10. 

 Object. Promotion of oriental studies. 

 Meetings. Monthly, 2d Thursday, Oct. (or Nov.) to Apr., at the dwellings of 



members. 

 Membership. 27, limited to 30 (annual dues, $i). 



Publications. 



Oriental studies: a selection of the papers read before the Oriental 



club of Philadelphia, 1888-94. Boston, 1894. 8. 

 Distribution. On sale by the publishers, Ginn and Co., Boston. 



Pathological Society of Philadelphia. 



Address. College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 History. Founded in 1857. 



Object. Cultivation and promotion of the study of pathology. 



Meetings. 2d and 4th Thursdays of each month, July and Aug. excepted, provided 



said Thursdays do not fall on legal holidays or Christmas Eve; conversational 



meeting, 4th Thursday of Apr. 

 Membership. 341 active, 70 non-resident, 6 corresponding; entrance fee, $5; annual 



dues, $4; those who have been active members for a period of 25 years become 



life members and are exempt from further dues. 



Publications. 



Transactions . . . v. I-XVIII, 1857-97. Philadelphia, 1860-97. 8. y. 



v. 1-3 have title Proceedings . . . 

 Continued as : 

 PROCEEDINGS . . . n. s., v. I-IX, 1897-1907. Philadelphia, 1898-1907. 8. 



Issued monthly during the sessions of the society. 



Distribution. Free to members, libraries of medical schools, more important 

 medical journals, and to pathologists of note. 



Philadelphia Museums. (Commercial Museum.) 



Address. 34th Street and Vintage Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Director: 

 W. P. Wilson. 



History. The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Museums was estab- 

 lished by ordinance of the City Councils, June 15, 1894, with the immed- 

 iate object of providing for the educational and economic collections 

 secured from the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. It operates 

 the Commercial Museum, and is gathering material for scientific, 

 educational, and other museums. The Museums are maintained by 

 public appropriations, and are operated under the guidance of an Inter- 



