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[Dec. 20, 



Mr, Isaac C. Martindale, Camden, N. J. ; Semi-centennial 

 Committee of the Central High School, Engineers' Club, 

 Schuylkill Fishing Company of the State-in-Schuylkill, Mes- 

 srs. B. D. Cope, Lewis M. Haupt, Henry Phillips, Jr., Phila- 

 delphia ; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. ; U. S. 

 National Museum, Washington, D. C. ; Geological Survey of 

 Ohio, Columbus; Kansas Historical Society, Topeka ; Mr. 

 Rafael M. Merchan, Bogota, S. A. 



The deaths of the following members were announced : 



Henry S. Frieze, Ann Arbor, Mich., December 7, 1889 (b. 

 September 15, 1817). 



Franklin B. Gowen, Philadelphia, December 14, 1889 (b. 

 February 9, 1836). 



On motion, the President was authorized, at his discretion, 

 to appoint suitable persons to prepare the usual obituary 

 notices of the deceased. 



This being the evening for balloting for candidates for mem- 

 bership in the Society, pending nominations Nos. 1194, 1195, 

 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201 and 1202 were spoken to 

 and voted upon. 



New nominations Nos. 1203, 1204 and 1205 were read. 



The report of the Finance Committee Avas presented, and 

 the appropriations for the succeeding year were passed. 



The President reported that he had caused to be engrossed 

 a letter to the Secretary of War* in reference to Prof. Haupt's 

 invention, and that he intended to sign and send it to-morrow. 



After all the business of the meeting was concluded, the bal- 

 lot box was opened and the votes counted, and the result of the 

 poll having been announced to the President, he declared the 

 following-named persons to have been duly elected members 

 of the Society : 



No. 2167. Dr. Friederich S. Krauss, Vienna. 



No. 2168. Sir George G. Stokes, President of the Royal 

 Society of London. 



No. 2169. Rt. Rev. John J. Keane, Rector of the Catholic 

 University, Washington, D. C. 



* See Miuutes, December 6, 1889. 



