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Ransome; Historical, J. D. Morgan; Philosophical, L. A. Fischer; 

 Non-resident Vice-Presidents: Ira Remsen and J. M. Coulter. 

 Managers, Class of 1917, A. H. Brooks and L. O. Howard. 



The report of the Corresponding Secretary showed the total mem- 

 bership to be 369, an increase of 14 during the past year, and that the 

 Academy has lost by death the following: Dr. J. R. Eastman, the first 

 President of the Academy, Prof. Alexander Macfarlane, Dr. Robert 

 Fletcher, and Gen. C. W. Raymond. 



The Treasurer's report showed the total receipts to be $4805.69, 

 disbursements $3657.82, cash on hand $1147.87, and investments 

 $12,090. 



The report of the Auditing Committee was also received. 



President-elect White then took the chair and President Tittmann 

 delivered an address on Our northern boundaries. (This Journal, 4: 37- 

 45. 1914.) 



The following were elected to resident membership: W. N. Berg, 

 W. R. Blair, W. Blum, C. W. Burrows, Bert S. Butler, R. O. E. 

 Davis, L. H. Dewey, Paul J. Fox, H. C. Gore, Monroe Hopkins, 

 J. T. Kelley, Jr., Dr. Haven Metcalf, J. F. Mitchell, G. E. Pat- 

 rick, Dr. W. W. Randall, W. Salant, A. Seidell, W. W. Skinner, 

 Dr. Erwin F. Smith, Dr. W. W. Stockberger, Rene de M. Taveau, 

 W. H. Waggaman. 



The 91st meeting of the Washington Academy of Sciences, a joint 

 meeting with the Chemical Society, was held at the Cosmos Club, 

 Monday evening, March 16, 1914, with Dr. M. X. Sullivan, President 

 of the Chemical Society, in the chair. 



Prof. Wolfgang Ostwald of the University of Leipzig gave a most 

 interesting address on The chemistry of colloidi. 



The following were elected to resident membership in the Academy: 

 E. C. Crittenden, J. H. Dellinger, D. R. Harper, 3rd., J. T. Hed- 

 RiCK, A. S. Hitchcock, R. S. McBride, B. McCollum, Sidney Paige, 

 John Ryder Wellington, and Raphael Zon. 



O^vdng to his absence from the city on official business at the times 

 of certain of these meetings, the Recording Secretary had to impose 

 upon the kindness of others, Mr. J. S. Diller and Dr. G. K. Burgess, 

 to whom he wishes to express his thanks, for much of the above in- 

 formation. 



W. J. Humphreys, Recording Secretary. 



THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



The 95th regular meeting was held at the Play House on Tuesday 

 evening, March 3, 1914, at eight o'clock, at which the retiring President, 

 Dr. W. W. Stockberger, delivered an address on The social obligations 

 of the botanist (to be published in Science). 



The 96th regular meeting of the society was held at the Cosmos 

 Club Tuesday, April 7, 1914, at eight o'clock. Messrs. Robert B. 



