THE ITHACA MEETING. 5 



by the committee, it appeared that 137 persons had given their adhesion to 

 the Society, of whom 70 were fellows of the American Association, 45 were 

 members, and 22 were not connected with the Association. Of the 112 

 "original fellows," 89 had paid their fees, and during the progress of the 

 day this number was raised to 98. On a canvass of the ballots returned 

 through the mails to the organizing committee, it appeared that 22 others 

 had been elected, who, by the constitution, would become active fellows 

 after January 1, 1889. 



When the meeting proceeded to the election of officers, it was agreed thai 

 candidates staudiug highest on the nominating ballots returned through the 

 mails should constitute a ticket. On duly balloting, the board of officers 

 was found elected as follows : 



James Hall, Albany, President. 



James D. Dana, New Haven, 1 



Alexander Winchell, Ann Arbor, f Vice-PresidenU. 



J. J. Stevenson, New York, Secretary. 



H. S. Williams, Ithaca, Treasurer. 



J. W. Powell, Washington, ] 



J. S. Newberry, New York, V Members-at-large of the Council. 



C. H. Hitchcock, Hanover, ) 



The foregoing Board, elected under the provisional constitution, formed 

 the Council for 1889. 



A committee was chosen by ballot for reporting a revision of the consti- 

 tution. This consisted of Alexander Winchell, H. S. Williams, J. J. Steven- 

 son, H. L. Fairchild, and C. H. Hitchcock. The subject of publication 

 remained, by the constitution, under the discretion of the Council; but an 

 advisory committee was now appointed for the purpose of offering recom- 

 mendations to the Council. This consisted of Joseph LeConte, of Berkeley, 

 California; W J McGee, of Washington (Secretary) ; I. C. While of Mor- 

 gantown, West Virginia; N. H. Winchell, of Minneapolis, and ,W. M. 

 Davis, of Cambridge. 



The name of the society was discussed, and, though fixed by the constitu- 

 tion for the present as "American Geological Society," it was generally agreed 

 that a preferable title would be The Geological Society oe America. It 

 was also formally agreed that fellowship in the society should be indicated 

 by the initials " F. G. S. A.," and it was recommended that this title be 

 employed on all suitable occasions. 



It was finally voted that the Secretary should prepare a report of the 

 meeting, to be printed in pamphlet form for distribution to the fellows and 

 others, but it was distinctly provided that this should not -land No 1 ' 



of the recognized publications of the society. The form and style of publi- 

 cation remained to be fixed by the Council and advisory commitl 



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