ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 13 



After a general discussion respecting the needs of the Society, a committee 

 was chosen to prepare a revised constitution to be submitted at the next 

 meeting of the Society. The committee consists of 



Alex. Winchell, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 H. S. Williams, Ithaca, N. Y. 

 J. J. Stevenson, New York City. 

 H. L. Fairchild, Rochester, N. Y. 

 C. H. Hitchcock, Hanover, N. H. 



Election of Officers for the year 1889 being next in order, the Secretary 

 read the result of the balloting for preference as received by him from 72 

 Fellows, after which the Fellows present, in accordance with the Provisional 

 Constitution, Art. IV, Sec. 6, cast their ballots with the following result : 



President. — J AMBS Hall, Albany, N. Y. 

 First Vice-President. — James D. Dana, New Haven, Conn. 

 Second Vice-President. — Alex. Winchell, Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Secretary. — John J. Stevenson, New York City. 



Pending the ballot for Treasurer, a recess was taken until 2.30 p. m. 

 Balloting was resumed immediately after the recess, and resulted in the 

 election of 1 — 



Treasurer. — Henry S. Williams, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Members-at-large of the Council. — John S. Newberry, New York City; J. W. 

 Powell, Washington, D. C. ; Charles H. Hitchcock, Hanover, N. H. 



Prof. Hall then took the chair, but owing to indisposition retired after a 

 few remarks, and Vice-President Winchell presided until the session's close. 



The names of seventeen candidates for election into the Society were pre- 

 sented and referred to the Executive Council. 



The following additional By-law was adopted : 



Fellows of this Society are authorized to append the letters F.G.S.A. to 

 their names to indicate their membership in this Society. 



And it was resolved, as the sense of the meeting, that Fellows of the So- 

 ciety should so use those letters. 



The Secretary was instructed to print the proceedings of this meeting with 

 a complete list of the Fellows, for distribution as a circular. 



The following resolution was passed unanimously : 



Resolved, That the Committee on Revision of the Consiiiut inn be requested 

 to take into consideration the propriety of allowing all Fellows to voir by 

 proxy when absent from meetings of the Society. 



A general discussion ensued respecting the form and character of the 

 Society's publications, and the Secretary was instructed to urge Fellows to 

 send suggestions respecting this matter to the Committee on Revision of the 



