81 



The Standing Committees for the year were appointed, as 

 follows: 



Finance, Messrs. Wagner, Justice and Fraley. 



Hall, „ Peale, Fraley, Trego. 



Library, „ Hays, Campbell, Ord. 



Publication, „ Trego, Elwyn, Frazer. 



The list of surviving members of the Society was read: — 

 the number on the first of January, 1S55, was 377; of whom 

 are resident in the United States 271, and in foreign countries 

 106. 



The Society then proceeded to ballot for candidates for 

 membership. 



The Secretaries reported that they had agreed that Mr. 

 Trego should be Reporter of the Society for the ensuing 

 year. 



A communication was read, dated January 13, 1855, signed 

 Robert Newell, chairman of a sub-committee of the Commit- 

 tee on City Property, of the Select and Common Councils of 

 the City of Philadelphia, on the subject of a sale to the City of 

 the Society's Hall, or its exchange for other property belong- 

 ing to the City Corporation: 



Which was referred to a Committee consisting of Mr. Fra- 

 ley, Mr. Trego, and Mr. Justice. 



All other business having been concluded, the ballot-boxes 

 were opened by the presiding officer, and the following named 

 gentlemen declared to be duly elected members of the So- 

 ciety : 



Spencer F. Baird, of Washington City. 



C. Fr. Ph. von Martius, of Munich. 



William Haidinger, of Vienna. 



V. Regnault, of Paris. 



