466 PROCEEDINGS OF COLUMBUS MEETING. 



Session of Wednesday, December 30. 



The Society was called to order at 10 o'clock a. in. by President Gil- 

 bert. 



The Council report, deferred from the preceding day. was declared in 

 order and was read by the Secretary as follows: 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



To the Fellows of the Geological Society of America, 



in Fourth Annual Meeting, 1891: 



The Council congratulates the Society on the prosperity and success 

 of its third year. The record is one of growth, prosperity and achieve- 

 ment. The Society lias now drawn into itself, speaking not too broadly, 

 the geologists of the continent, and a fine spirit of loyalty and of good- 

 fellowship has been shown among its members. As the only geological 

 association in America, and perhaps the only society in existence re- 

 stricted to working geologists, every Fellow should feel a just pride and 

 a personal responsibility in the success of the Society. 



Meetings of the Council. — Since the last report was made the Council has 

 held four meetings ; two of them with two sessions. One was held at the 

 close of the winter meeting, one in April, one preceding, and one during 

 the summer meeting; all of them being in Washington. The attendance 

 was large, and an earnest effort has been made to promote the interests 

 of the Society. 



Meetings of f/u Society. — The records of the two meetings held since the 

 last report will be found in the printed proceedings. At the winter meet- 

 ing the registered attendance was sixty-six. and at the summer meeting 

 eighty-three. Considering the great area over which the membership is 

 distributed it is a matter of congratulation that the attendance has been 

 so large, as indicating the vigor of the Society and the interest of the 

 Fellows. 



Membership. — During the past year the Society has suffered loss by the 

 death of President Winchell and of J. Francis Williams and by one 

 resignation. At the summer meeting thirteen men were elected. The 

 roll now includes the names of two hundred and thirteen Fellows, to 

 which should be added the names of the two Fellows declared elected at 

 this meeting. 



Five Fellows are so in arrears for dues that unless payment is made 

 before January their names must be erased from the roll under the rules 

 i By-Laws, chap. 1. sec. 3). 



The Council will soon nominate for Correspondents several eminent 



