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[May 3, 



Phillips, Jr., Philadelphia; Department of the Interior, War 

 Department, U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, U. 

 S. Geological Survey, Washington; Col. Charles C. Jones, 

 Augusta, Ga. ; Prof. John C. Branner, Little Rock, Ark.; 

 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ; Historical Society, 

 Chicago, 111.; Academy of Natural Sciences, Davenport, la.; 

 Washington College, Topeka, -Kans. ; University of California, 

 Sacramento, Cal. ; Imperial Observatorio, Rio de Janeiro, 

 Brazil. 



An obituary notice of Dr. N. A. Randolph was read, by 

 appointment, by Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock. 



The deaths of the following members were announced : 



Henry W. Field, London, d. March, 1888. 



Prof. Samuel W. Gross, M.D. (Philadelphia), b. February 4, 

 1837, d. April 16, 1889. 



William Henry Rawle (Philadelphia), b. August 19, 1823, 

 d. April 19, 1889. 



F. A. P. Barnard (New York City, N. Y.), b. May 19, 1815, 

 d. April 27, 1889. 



On motion, the President was authorized to appoint suitable 

 persons to prepare the usual obituary notices of Dr. Gross and 

 Mr. Rawle. 



The Secretaries presented a communication from Dr. W. J. 

 Hoffman, Washington, D. C, on the " Folk-Medicine of the 

 Pennsylvania Germans." 



The Secretaries presented a paper by Mr. James Mooney, 

 Washington, on " The Holiday Customs of Ireland." 



Prof. E. D. Cope made a communication, " A Review of the 

 N. A. Species of Hippotherium." 



Prof Cope made an oral communication as to " The Partial 

 Results of the Geological Survey of the Cypress Hills, near the 

 Saskatchewan River, in the Dominion of Canada." 



Dr. Allen made some remarks upon the " Characteristics of 

 the American Pronsjliorn." 



Pending nominations 1183-1187 were read. 



The Librarian reported the preparation of a first list of 

 xhe lacunae on the shelves of the Society's Library among 



