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Smythe, Townsend, Van Horn, \Vebb, and Webster, members, 

 and Messrs. Ainslie, Bentley, Mini, Braucher, Brooks, Cooley, 

 Cotton, Haseman, Hooker, Kelley, Lloyd, Lowe, Pettit, Rum- 

 sey, Shafer, Smith, Snodgrass, Tracy, Vickery, and Worsham, 

 visitors, were present. 



Professor Webster being called upon by tbe President, took 

 the chair. 



During the evening the following responded with short notes 

 concerning their special lines of work : Messrs. Tracy, Pettit, 

 Cooley. Lowe, Brooks, Worsham, Hinds, and Bird, visitors, 

 and Messrs. Schwarz, Hunter, Dyar, Hopkins, and Marlatt, 

 members. 



MEETING OF JANUARY 14, 1909. 



The 227th regular meeting of the Society was held at the 

 Saengerbund Hall, 314 C street N.W., on the evening of Jan- 

 nary 14, 1909, Mr. C. L. Marlatt, host, the President in the 

 chair. 



Messrs. Ainslie, Barber, Bnsck, demons, Crawford, Davis, 

 (iill, Heidemann, Howard, Hunter, Jenne, Jones, Knab, 

 Kraus, Law ford, Marlatt, Morgan, Patten, Phillips, Popenoe, 

 Ouaintance, Sanders, Schwarz, Smythe, Ulke, Webb, and 

 Wilson, members, and Messrs. Braucher, Kelly, Lowe, Vick- 

 ery, and W T ood, visitors, were present. 



The minutes of the 226th regular meeting and of the special 

 meeting of January 2, 190*', were read and approved. 



The President announced the substitution of Dr. Phillips as 

 chairman of the Auditing Committee, for Professor Webster, 

 and the committee then reported, the report being adopted by 

 the Society. 



The names of Messrs. K. O. G. Kelly, F. B. Lowe, and R. A. 

 Vickery were proposed for corresponding membership and re- 

 ferred to the Executive Committee. 



The change in the Constitution uniting the offices of Cor- 

 responding Secretary and Treasurer was adopted, 



