1893.] *^ 



ciety, Meteorological Observatory, Dr. Joel Asaph Allen, New- 

 York ; Mr. William John Potts, Camden; Free Public Li- 

 brary, Jersey City ; College of Pharmacy, Editors of the 

 Medical News^ Editors of the Medical and Surgical Reporter^ 

 Hon. Frederick Fraley, Dr. Walter M. James, Dr. D. Jayne 

 and Son, Messrs. Abraham Jordan, J, G, Rosengarten, David 

 Henry Wright, Philadelphia; Editor of the A'lnerican Chemi- 

 cal Journal^ Baltimore; Commissioner of Pensions, U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Census Office, Hydrographic Office, 

 Washington, D. C. ; University of California, Berkeley; Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Lincoln, Neb. ; Institute Fisico- 

 Geografica, San Jose, C. A.; Societe Scientifique du Chile, 

 Santiago, S. A. 



The following deaths were reported : 



Sir Richard Owen, December 18, 1892, get. 89. 

 John 0. Westwood, January 2, 1893, ast. 88. 

 Eben N. Horsford, January 1, 1893, aet. 75. 

 Isaac C. Martindale, January 3, 1893, let. 50, 



The President was authorized to appoint a suitable person 

 to prepare the usual obituary notice of Mr. Martindale.* 



The report of the Clerks and Judges of the election held 

 this afternoon at the hall of the Society was read, and the 

 following members declared to have been duly chosen Officers 

 and Councilors for the ensuing year, 1893 : 



President. 

 Frederick Fraley. 



Vice- Presidents. 

 E. Otis Kendall, W. S. W, Ruschenberger, J. P. Lesley. 



* Dr. Joseph T. Rothrock was subsequeutlj' appointed. 



