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Stated Meeting, October 20, 1903. 

 President Smith in the Chair. 



The following papers were read : 



" Eclipse Problems," by Prof. C. L. Doolittle. 



"Some of the Vertebrates of the Florida Keys," by Henry 

 W. Fowler. 



Mr. Samuel Dickson was elected a Councillor to fill the 

 unexpired term of Gen. Isaac J. Wistar, deceased, and Prof. 

 Henry F. Osborn was elected a Councillor to fill the unex- 

 pired term of Mr. Henry Carey Baird, resigned. 



Stated Meeting, November j, 1903. 

 President Smith in the Chair. 



A letter was presented from Mr. Bailey Willis, accepting 

 membership. 



Dr. Franz Boas read a paper on " Party Allegiance from the 

 Anthropological Point of View." 



Stated Meeting, November ij, 1903. 

 President Smith in the Chair. 

 The decease was announced of Dr. George R. Morehouse, 

 at Philadelphia, on November 12, 1905, aet. j6. 



Dr. Charles Conrad Abbott read a paper on " The Antiquit, 

 of Man in the Delaware Valley." 



Stated Meeting, December 1, 1903. 



President Smith in the Chair. 



Prof. John M. Macfarlane read a paper on the " Occurrence 

 Distribution and Hybridization of the American Pitcher Plants, 

 or Sarracenias." 



