MINUTES. 



Stated Meeting January y, ipi6. 



Arthur W. Goodspeed, Ph.D., in the Chair. 



Rev. James W. Robins, D.D., owing to his inability to attend 

 the meetings of the Society, presented his resignation of member- 

 ship. 



The decease was announced of 

 Richard Stockton Hunter, at Philadelphia, on December 17, 



1915- 

 Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, at Leatherhead, Surrey, 



England, on December 18, 1915, set. 82. 

 Arthur W. Wright, Ph.D., at New Haven, on December 19, 



191 5, set. 80. 

 George Albert Lewis, at Philadelphia, on December 23, 191 5, 

 xt. 86. 

 The following papers were read : 

 " The Determination of Distances of Stars from Us," by Prof. 



John A. Miller. 

 " The Geology of Sergipe and Northeastern Bahai," by Ralph 

 H. Soper. (Communicated by Prof. John C. Branner.) 

 The Judges of the Annual Election held on this day between the 

 hours of 2 and 5 in the afternoon, reported that the following named 

 members were elected according to the rules, regulations, and ordi- 

 nances of the Society, to be the Officers for the ensuing year : 



President. 

 William W. Keen. 



Vice-Presiden ts. 



Wllham B. Scott, 



Albert A. Michelson, 



Edward C. Pickering. 



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