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Mr. Frank Schwarz was offered a vote of thanks for pre- 

 paring a number of skulls and heads for exhibition and 

 decoration in the Academy's museum. 



Mr. R. D. Douglas of South Africa exhibited a number 

 of specimens of butterflies and beetles and photographic 

 scenes. 



Dr. J. Arthur Harris delivered a lecture on "The Nature 

 and Function of the Color of Flowers ' ' in relation to their 

 attraction of insects in search of nectar. 



The following scientists were elected honorary members in 

 recognition of their service to science : — 



Prof. Dr. A. Wassermann, of University of Berlin, Germany. 



Prof. Dr. L. Wittmack, University of Berlin, Germany. 



Geheimr. Prof. Dr. Johann Orth, of University of Berlin, 

 Germany. 



Geheimr. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Waldeyer, of University of 

 Berlin, Germany. 



Prof. Dr. Leopold Bahlsen, of University of Berlin, Ger- 

 many. 



Graf Dr. Limburg-Stirum, of Berlin, Germany. 



Geheim. Ober. Eeg. Rath Theodor Lewald, of Berlin, 

 Germany. 



Sir William Ramsay, Royal Institute, London, England. 



Prof. Ernest Rutherford, McGill University, Montreal, 

 Canada. 



Prof. Henri Moissan, Sorbonne, Paris, France. 



Prof. J. W. Van 't Hoff , University of Berlin, Germany. 



Sefior Alfredo Chavero, National Museum, Mexico. 



Prof. Shibasaburo Kitasato, University of Tokio, Japan. 



Prof. Theodor Escherich, University of Vienna, Austria. 



Prof. Svante Arrhenius, University of Stockholm, 



Sweden. 



Prof. Ludwig Boltzmann, University of Vienna, Austria. 

 Prof. Wilhelm Ostwald, University of Leipzig, Germany. 



November 7, 1904. 



Attendance, twenty-eight. 

 Dr. A. Alt presiding. 



