Session of Thursday, De< ember '2i'>. 



The Society mel in the American Museum of Natural History : President 

 James Hall in the chair, and a large number of Fellows and guests present. 



The Presidenl called the Society to order al LO 40 a. in., and introduced 

 Morris K. Jesup, Esquire, President of the American Museum of Natural 

 History, who welcomed the Society and gave a brief statement respecting 

 the character and purposes of the Museum, showing how closely it is related 

 to w<>rk Buch as is done by the Geological Society. President Hall replied. 

 acknowledging the courtesy of the Trustees of the Museum, and recalling 

 some interesting facts to show the early prominence of New York as a sei- 

 entific center. 



The minutes of the meeting held at Toronto on August 28, L889, were 

 read by the Secretary and approved : after which the report of the Treasurer 

 was read. It showed a balance of $1,716 in the treasury. 



The Secretary read the results of ballot for new fellows, as follows: 



Frank Dawson Adams, Montreal, Canada, lately of Geological and Natural His- 

 tory Survey of Canada, new Lecturer at McGill College, Montreal. 



Victor Clifton Alderson, 6721 Honore Street, Englewood, [11., Teacher of Ge- 

 ology. 



Henry M. Ami, Ottawa, Canada, Assistant Paleontologist to Geological Survey of 

 Canada. 



Albert Smith Bickmore, American Museum of Natural History, New fork city, 

 formerly Professor of Natural History at Madison University, new Professor of 

 Natural History, Curator of Anthropology, ami Secretary of the American 

 Museum of Natural History, and engaged in lecturing on Geology and Physical 

 * I igraphy. 



Ezra Brainerd, Middlebury, Yt., Presidenl ofMiddlebury College. 



Aaron Hodgman Cole, Hamilton, X. Y.. Lecturer on Natural History al Madison 

 University, ami now engaged in Study of Invertebrate Paleontology. 



Thomas Sterry Hunt, New York city, formerly of Geological Survey of ('ana. la, 

 now engaged in Chemical Geology. 



11. i>. Lacob, Paleobotanist, Pittston, Pa. 



Alfred Church Lane, Houghton, Mich., Assistant on Geological Survey of Mich- 

 igan, ami engaged in Petrography. 



Daniel Webster Lanqdon, Jr., Cincinnati, O., formerly Assistant on the Ala-" 

 bama Survey, now Geologisl of Chesapeake and Ohio Kail way Company. 



A i.i Kin Richard I !eci l Selwyn, Ottawa, < 'ana. In. Director of the Geological ami 



Natural H'lBtory Survey ..I' Canada. 



Swallow, Helena, Monl . formerly State Geologist of Missouri 



and also of Kansas, now [ns] tor of Mines of Montana. 



Bailed Willis, Washington, !».•'.. in charge of the Appalachian Division of the 

 I '. s. Geological Sun ny. 



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