THE JOURNAI. 



■lAIl im OF iATBEiL Bl» 



VOL. II. 



CINCINNATI, APRIL, 1879. 



No. 1. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



The Society met Jaiiuaiy 7, 1879. The President being absent, 

 Vice-President L. S. Cotton took the chair. The minuies of the De- 

 cember meeting were read and approved. 



Mr. Fred. Braun read a paper describing, and also exhibited, a re- 

 markable idol, made of sandstone, and found in Tennessee several 

 years ago. The work is quite unlike anything previously found in this 

 country, but resembles somewhat certain Egyptian idols. 



A communication w\as received and read from Mr. David H. Shafl'er. 

 offering his collections to the Society, on certain conditions, and re- 

 questing that a committee be appointed to confer with him upon the 

 subject. 



A motion was adopted authorizing the chair to appoint said com- 

 mittee, whereupon the following were announced as such : Messrs. R. 

 B. Moore, Charles Dury and E. O. Ulrich. 



Mr. R. B. Moore, on behalf of the Conference Committee on Exposi- 

 tion Buildings, made a final report. 



On motion of Dr. R. M. B^yrnes the report was received and adopted- 

 and the committee discharged, with the thanks of the Society for the 



