5^0 [Dec.G, 



J. ; Messrs. W. S. Baker, Henry Phillips, Jr., Philadelpbia ; 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Geological Survey, U. 

 S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, AYasliington, D. C. ; Ohio Ag- 

 ricultural Station, Columbus. 



Donations to the Cabinet were received as follows: 



A photograph of the Shingwauk Home for Indian Chil- 

 dren, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, from Eev. E. F, Wilson, 

 Canada. 



An engraving of the rear of the State House, Philadelphia, 

 designed and published by W. Birch, 1800, from Mr. William 

 S. Baker, Philadelphia. 



The Committee on C. R. Keyes' Paper reported unfavorably 

 upon the same, and the report being accepted the Committee 

 was discharged. 



The death of Rev. Joseph A. Murray, D.D., Carlisle, Pa., on 

 November 27, 1889 (b. October 2, 1815), was announced. 



The annual report of the Treasurer was presented and 

 referred to the Committee on Finance. 



The annual report of the Committee on Publication was 

 presented. 



The first annual report of the Committee on the Henry 

 M. Phillips' Prize Essay Fund was presented. 



A paper entitled " On a New Species of Carollia, with Re- 

 marks on Carollia brevicauda^^^ by Dr. Harrison Allen, was 

 read. 



Mr. Phillips presented a second list of ladVmte in the Library 

 of the Society. 



Pending nominations 1191, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 

 1200, 1201 and 1202 were read. 



The Committee on the Centennial Celebration reported, and 

 was discharged. 



On motion the President was authorized to take such action 

 as should to him seem best, upon the subject of a communica- 

 tion to be addressed to the Secretary of War relating to Prof. 

 Haupt's System of Harbor Improvements. 



And the Society was adjourned by the presiding member. 



