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Mr. Lesley read characteristic [(ortions of a paper by Mr, 

 Leo Lesqiioreaiix of Columbus, introductory to " The Flora of 

 the Carboniferous of Nortli America," Avliich he is pre[)aring 

 as one of the Rej>()rts of Progress of the Second Geological 

 Survey of Pennsylvania. 



The report of the judges and clerks of the annuul election 

 was read, announcing the following list of officers for the 

 ensuing year : 



President. 

 George B. Wood. 



Vice-rresidenis. 

 Eli K. Price, E. Otis Kendall. 



Frederick Fraley, 



John L. LeConte. 



Secretaries. 



Pliny E. Chase, 

 J. Peter Lesley. 



George F. Barker, 



Hector Tyndale, 



Curators. 

 Charles M. Cresson, Daniel G. Brinton. 



Treasurer. 



Isaac Hays, 



J. Sergeant Price. 



Councillors. 



Robert E. Rogers, 

 Robert Brid<>;es. 



Henry C. Carey, 



Mr. Lesley was nominated Librarian. 



Pendins: nominations 809 to 829 were read. 



On motion the Librarian was authorized to transmit to 

 the Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth at IIarri8burg, 

 for publication in the new volume of Archives, the MSS. 

 Journal of Col. Burd at P'ort Augusta, in 1763, taking tlie 

 needful guarantees for the safety and return of the MSS. to 

 tlie Library of the Society. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



