56 MINUTES. [April 12, 



Stated Meeting, April 12, 1901. 



Vice- President Barker in the Chair. 

 Present, 25 members. 



Letters were read : Prom Mr. Guglielmo Marconi, Prof. 

 Henry H. Giglioli and Dr. Simon Plexner, accepting mem- 

 bership. 



From the K. K. Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in 

 Wien, containing an invitation to a banquet on the 30th of 

 March, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of 

 the Society. 



From Prof. Edward Suess, of Vienna, announcing that he 

 had discharged the duty which he had been appointed by 

 this Society to perform as its delegate to the K. K. Zoolo- 

 gisch-Botanische Gesellschaft in Wien, and had transmitted 

 the congratulatory address which this Society had forwarded. 



From Hon. Charlemange Tower, accepting the appointment 

 as one of the Society's delegates to the approaching 450th 

 anniversary celebration of the founding of the University of 

 Glasgow. 



A list of donations to the Library was laid on the table and 

 thanks were ordered for them. 



Dr. Horace Howard Furness presented on behalf of the 

 donors a portrait of the late Dr. William Pepper. 



The thanks of the Society were tendered to the donors for 

 their valued gift. 



The death was announced of Lorin Blodgett, Esq., in 

 Philadelphia, on March 24th, aged 79 years. 



Mr. K. H. Mathews presented a paper on "Aboriginal 

 Rock Pictures in Queensland," upon which remarks were 

 made by Gen. Wistar and Mr. Culm. 



The meeting was adjourned by the presiding officer. 



