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At a meeting of the founders of the Section, convened Jan. 3d, 

 1867, a temporary organisation was effected, after which the 

 following gentlemen were added to their number : — 



Charles M. Wheatley, Phoenixville, Pa. 

 Prof. S. S. Haldeman, Columbia, " 

 John Ford, Philadelphia, " 



Joseph C. Turnpenny, " " 



John H. Redfield, " " 



John S. Phillips, " " 



Wm. G. Binney, Burlington, N. J. 



A. D. Brown, Princeton, " 



An election was then held for Officers of the Section, when 

 the following gentlemen were chosen : — 



Director — Isaac Lea, LL.D. 

 Vice-Director — Geo. W. Tryon, Jr. 

 Recorder — S. R. Roberts. 

 Treasurer — Wm. L. Mactier. 

 Secretary — Rev. E. R. Beadle. 

 Conservator — Joseph Leidy, M. D. 



Meeting, January Zd, 1867. 



Ten members present. 



Mr. Tryon, Vice-Director, in the Chair. 



Various donations to the Conchological Library and Museum 

 were announced. 



The Secretary read a note addressed to him by Mr. Tryon, 

 offering to relinquish to this Section the future publication of 

 the " American Journal of Conchology," The offer was accepted. 



The following gentlemen were then elected to serve on Stand- 

 ing Committees for the year 1867 : — 



1. Library. 3. Finance. 



C. F. Parker, Librarian, W. S.W.RuscHENBERGER,Ch'n, 



Joseph Jeanes, Robert Swift, 



Geo. W. Tryon, Jr. C. F. Parker. 



2. Publication. 4. Embryology and Anatomy. 



Geo. W. Tryon, Jr., Editor, Harrison Allen, M.D., Chm'n, 

 Isaac Lea, Prof. E. D. Cope, 



C. F. Parker. Joseph Leidy, M.D. 



