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A Member: I offer the name of Mr. E. E. Chiibbuek. 



MR. BARNES: I wish to nominate Geo. G. Hutchison. 



MR. HERR: I nominate Mr. McClellan. 



MR. FENSTERMAKER : If the Board will allow me, Mr. Sehwarz 

 has kindly mentioned my name, but I have had the honor once, and 

 I will be glad to withdraw. 



MR. SCHWARZ: I did that because I thought, since the meet- 

 ing is to be held at Allentown, we should have a vice president from 

 there. 



MR. FENSTERMAKER: Not necessarily. I appreciate the mo- 

 tive, but if the Board will allow, I beg to withdraw my name. 



'MR. SCHWARZ: Inasmuch as we now have three names, I mo»-« 

 that they be elected by acclamation. 



Duly seconded and agreed to. 



The Secretary was directed to cast the ballot for Messrs. Herr, 

 Chubbuck, and McClellan as Vice Presidents. 



The CHAIRMAN: Will the first Vice President please take the 

 Chair. 



MR. HERR: I don't think he begins to serve until the next 

 meeting. 



The CHAIRMAN: I think it is customary for him to take the 

 Chair as soon as elected. 



Mr. Herr thereupon took the Chair and said: '"I have always 

 taken a deep interest in the Board and I appreciate the honor you 

 have conferred upon me. We are now ready for nominations for 

 the Executive Committee, on which there are nine members." 



The following gentlemen were nominated to serve on the Exe- 

 cutive Committee: Messrs. Suavely, Blyholder, I. A. Eschbach, 

 Stout, Clark, Naginej-, McGowan, Seamans. 



MR. SCHWARZ: I move that the nominations close and we elect 

 these gentlemen by acclamation. 



Duly seconded and agreed to. 



The SECRETARY: I take pleasure in casting the ballot for the 

 election of these gentlemen. 



MR. KAHLER: I would like to make this announcement: That 

 the members of the Legislative Committee are requested to meet 

 in the little room back there at half past one o'clock. If there is 

 anything to come before the committee I would like to know it 

 before that. 



MR. HALL: As a member of the Board, I am not willing that the 

 information we have received from Prof. Hunt this morning should 

 go with so meager a recognition. It seems to me that his paper 



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