242 MINUTES. [Oct. 6, 



Chamberlin, Prof. Yves Delage, Prof. W. M. Flinders-Petrie, 

 Sir W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, and Prof. Otto Nordenskjold. 



Dr. Henry Skinner read a paper on " Insects in Relation to 

 Disease." 



Dr. Edgar F. Smith read a paper entitled " Observations 

 on Columbium." 



Stated Meeting, October 6, ipoj. 



President Smith in the Chair. 



Mr. Henry Carey Baird presented his resignation of mem- 

 bership which was accepted. 



The decease was announced of the following members : 

 Hon. John Hay, at Newbury, N. H., on July I, 1905, 



aet. 66. 

 Prof. William C. Day, at Swarthmore, Pa., on August 4, 



1905, aet. 48. 

 Prof. Franz Reuleaux, at Berlin, on August 20, 1905, 



aet. 76. 

 Prof. Dr. Jules Oppert, at Paris, on August 21, 1905, 



aet. 80. 

 Gen. Isaac J. Wistar, at Claymont, Del., on September 



18, 1905, aet. 78. 

 Mr. Ellis Yarnall, at Philadelphia, on September 19, 

 1905, aet. 8y. 

 The following papers were read : 



" The Problems of Human Anatomy," by Dr. George A. 

 Piersol. 



" New Species of Drosera from the Gulf States," by Dr. 

 John Macfarlane. 



" A Study of the Anatomy of Phalaenoptilus, Ridgway," 

 by Margaret E. Marshall, communicated by Prof. Thos. H. 

 Montgomery. (See page 213.) 



