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462. Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurol- 

 ogy. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 

 14, Mass. President: H. Thomas Ballantine. 

 Term expires January 1961. Executive Secre- 

 tary: E. P. Richardson, Jr. Term expires 

 January 1961. 



History: Organized 1880. 



Purpose: Promotion of study of all subjects 

 pertaining to science of psychiatry and neur- 

 ology. 



Membership: Active membership limited to 

 persons whose interests and activities are in 

 psychiatry, neurology, or associated fields, pre- 

 sumed in permanent practice or other activity 

 in general vicinity of Boston. Regular members, 

 147; Life, 16; Honorary, 9; Out-of-State, 7; 

 Associate, 1. Total membership 180. 



Meetings: Monthly, October through May. 



463. Boston Surgical Society, Inc. President: 

 Robert R. Linton, 1180 Beacon Street, Boston, 

 Mass. Term expires January 1, 1961. Secre- 

 tary: John J. Byrne, 818 Harrison Avenue, 

 Boston 18, Mass. Term expires January 1, 

 1961. 



History: Incorporated November 25, 1914, 

 under laws of Massachusetts. 



Purpose: To advance the science and art of 

 surgery, and to create intellectual and social 

 relationship between members. 



Membership: Requires certification by Ameri- 

 can Board of Surgery or American Board in spe- 

 cialty selected ; must be Fellow of American Col- 

 lege of Surgeons ; must have unqualified profes- 

 sional record in his community and have made 

 significant contribution to advancement of art of 

 surgery in a Boston hospital or medical school. 

 Total membership 315. 



Meetings: Five annually, November through 

 April. 



Professional activities: Henry Jacob Bigelow 

 Fund, capital $5,234. Henry Jacob Bigelow 

 Medal. 



464. Botanical Society of America, Inc. Presi- 

 dent: Kenneth V. Thimann, Biological Lab- 

 oratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, 

 Mass. Term expires December 31, 1960. 

 Secretary: B. L. Turner, Botany Department, 

 University of Texas, Austin 12, Tex. Term 

 expires December 31, 1964. 



History: Organized 1906; incorporated 1939. 

 Geographic Sections : Northeastern ; Central 

 States ; Southeastern ; Pacific. Topical Sec- 

 tions : Developmental ; General ; Microbiologi- 

 cal ; Paleobotanical ; Phycological ; Physiologi- 

 cal ; Systematic ; Teaching. Committees : Edu- 



cation ; Guidance and Counseling ; Use of 

 Botanists in National Emergency. 



Purpose: Scientific and educational advance- 

 ment in field of botany. 



Membership: Requires interest in field of 

 botany, professional or otherwise. Correspond- 

 ing members elected by society as distinguished 

 botanists. Active members, about 2,000 ; Retired, 

 about 350, Corresponding, 36. Total member- 

 ship about 2,400. 



Meetings: Annual. 



Professional activities: Meritorious Awards, 

 annual, to one or two American botanists of 

 outstanding calibre. Support, every one or two 

 years, of a Summer Institute of Botany for 

 Teachers at Small Colleges. 



Publications: American Journal of Botany, 

 monthly except July and August, current vol- 

 ume: 47, $12, free to members. Editor H. C. 

 Bold. Year Book, biennial, $5, free to members. 



465. Botanical Society of Washington. Cosmos 

 Club, Washington 7, D. C. President: Harold 

 T. Cook, Agricultural Marketing Service, U. 

 S. Department of Agriculture, Washington 

 25, D. C. Term expires December 31, 1960. 

 Secretary: Muriel J. O'Brien, Agricultural 

 Research Service, Crops Research Division, 

 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington 

 25, D. C. Term expires December 31, 1960. 



History: Organized November 1901 by union 

 of Botanical Seminar, organized 1893, and 

 Washington Botanical Club, organized 1898. 



Purpose: Exposition and discussion of botan- 

 ical investigations, cultivation of social relations 

 among members, and promotion of botanical 

 activities in Washington metropolitan area. 



Membership: For residents of Washington 

 or vicinity. Active members, 187; Honorary, 

 84 ; on Absentee list, 132. Total membership 

 403. 



Meetings: Monthly, October through May. 



466. Botanical Society of Western Pennsylvania. 



Herbarium Room, Carnegie Museum, Pitts- 

 burgh 13, Pa. President: O. E. Jennings. 

 Term expires October, 1960. Corresponding 

 Secretary: L. K. Henry. Term expires Oct- 

 ober, 1960. 



History: Organized October, 1886; incorpor- 

 ated. 



Purpose: To bring together people who are 

 interested in botany. 



Membership: Requires interest in botany and 

 recommendation by two members. Total mem- 

 bership 160. 



Meetings: Monthly except July and August. 



