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dated April 11th, 1867, asking the co-operation of the So- 

 ciety in the erection of a monument to the memory of Prof. 

 A. Dallas Bache. 



Donations for the Library were announced as follows : From 

 the Royal Saxon Society of Sciences atLeipsig ; from the Geo- 

 graphical Society at Paris; from Bailliere's, Paris; from the 

 Royal Astronomical Society, London ; from J. Y. Simpson, 

 Edinburgh ; from the Boston Natural History Society ; from 

 the Trustees of the Free Public Library of New Bedford ; 

 from the Essex Institute; from the editors of the American 

 Journal Natural Sciences and Arts ; from the Adjutant- Gen- 

 eral U. S. A. ; from Rear Admiral Davis, U. S. N. ; from Prof. 

 A. D. Bache of the Coast Survey; from the Department of 

 State at Washington; from Dr. T. S. Kirkbride; from the 

 Mercantile Library, Philadelphia; from the Franklin Insti- 

 tute ; from the publishers of the News and Library ; from Rev. 

 Albert Barnes, and from Isaac Lea. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 568 to 572 were read, and 

 the Society proceeded to the balloting for the candidates for 

 membership. 



New nomination No. 573 was read. 



The subject embraced in the communication from a number 

 of citizens, read this evening, was considered, and the follow- 

 ing resolution was adopted : 



Resolved, That a committee be appointed to collect subscriptions 

 for the erection of a monument to the memory of Prof. Alexander 

 Dallas Bache. 



The committee consists of Prof. Kendall, Mr. Fraley, and 

 Mr. Thomas P. James. 



On motion of Mr. Fraley, it was 



Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to meet with similar 

 committees to be appointed by the literary and scientific societies 

 of Philadelphia, for the purpose of ascertaining whether portions of 

 Penn Square can be obtained from the authorities of the city of 

 Philadelphia, as sites of edifices for the proper accommodation of 

 such societies. 



