1898.] natural sciences of philadelphia. 11 



January 11. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., in the Chair. 

 Twenty-seven persons present. 

 Papers under the following titles were presented for publication : — 



"Proceedings of a Meeting held in Commemoration of Doctor 

 Harrison Allen and Doctor George Henry Horn." 1 



" Fossil Mollusks and Diatoms beneath the Dismal Swamp, 

 Virginia and North Carolina," by Louis Woolman, with Notes on 

 the Diatoms, by Charles S. Boyer. 



January 18. 

 The President, Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., in the Chair. 

 One hundred and thirty-five persons present. 



The deaths of Crawford Arnold and John K. Valentine, mem- 

 bers, were announced. 



Dr. Persifor Frazer made a communication, illustrated with 

 lantern slides,- on "Glimpses of Russia in Europe, Asia, and Asia 

 Minor." (No abstract. See Proceedings, 1897, p. 405.) 



January 25. 

 Charles Schaeffer, M. D., in the Chair. 



Fourteen persons present. 



Papers under the following titles were presented for publication : — 



"On a small Collection of Mammals from Northeastern China," 

 by Samuel N. Rhoads. 



" Notes on Alaskan Water Birds," by Alvin Seale. 



Israel W. Morris, Charles G. Sower, D. M. Castle and Caroline 

 A. Burgin were elected members. 



The following was ordered to be printed : — 



1 Ordered to be printed in the Proceedings for 1897. See page 505 et seq. 



