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of the Biological Society, had been killed. Doctor Palmer called at- 

 tention to the several species of birds of paradise now on exhibit by the 

 New York Zoological Society. He also referred to the increased cost 

 of food seeds for caged birds incident to the war. The question of food 

 seed shortage and substitute was discussed by Mr. W. L. McAxEE. 



Major R. W. Shufeldt spoke of various preserving fluids for ana- 

 tomical, pathological, and zoological specimens. He exhibited several 

 specimens preserved by them, and called attention to some of their 

 advantages. 



The regular program was as follows: 



A. S. Hitchcock : Some notes on the botany of Long's Peak, Colorado. 

 It was illustrated by numerous lantern slides. 



M. W. lyYON, Jr.: Influenza. A brief account of the symptoma- 

 tology and etiology of the recent epidemic of influenza. 



The paper was discussed by Dr. H. S. Bennett, L. O. Howard, R. 

 W. Shufeldt, W. P Taylor, and others. 



The 588th regular and 39th annual meeting of the Society was held 

 in the Assembly Hall of the Carnegie Institution Saturday, December 

 14, 1918; called to order at 8.00 p.m. by President Rose; 18 mem- 

 bers present. 



On recommendation of the Council the following named persons were 

 elected to membership: Maunsell S. Crosby, W. Lee Chambers. 

 Charles B. Cory, Charles C. Deam, George L. Fordyce, C. I, 

 Clay, Albert O. Garrett, Morton J. Elrod, Henry W. Fowler, 

 H. M. Denslow, H. Gifford, John Dryden Kuser, V. A. Huard, 

 Arthur H. Helme, Philip Dowell, Edward A. McIlhent-j^y, W. E. 

 vSaunders, Frank Smith, Aretas A. Saunders, W. B. Mershon, 

 E. Lawrence Palmer, Lynds Jones, Althea R. Sherman, Robert 

 Thomas Moore, Frank L. Burns, Harry B. Weiss, Frederic C. 

 Kennard, Charles Theodore Ramsden, Carl Otto Rosendahl, 

 Samuel F. Rathbun, Reginald Charles Treherne, Alexander 

 Howard MacKay, Raymond J. Pool, P. A. Taverner, C. B. Wil- 

 liamson, Joseph Mailliard, Joseph Francis Charles Rock, J. 

 Chester Bradley, James Alexander Munro, Charles W. Howard, 

 Frank S. Daggett, Frank T. McFarland, Charles A. Shull. 



Reports of Officers and committees for the year 19 18 were received. 



Election of officers for the year 191 9 resulted as follows: 



President, H. M. SMiTtf; Vice Presidents, A. D. Hopkins, Vernon 

 Bailey, N. Hollister, A. S. Hitchcock; Recording Secretary, M. W. 

 Lyon, Jr.; Corresponding Secretary, W. L. McAtee; Treasurer, N. 

 Dearborn; Members of Council, J. W. Gidley, Wm. Palmer, E. A. 

 Goldman, Alex. Wetmore, H. C. Oberholser. 



President Smith was nominated for Vice President to represent the 

 Society in the Washington Academy of Sciences. 



M. W. Lyon, Jr., Recording Secretary. 



