8 JOURNAL OF THE 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



F. P. VENABLE. 



BUSINESS MEETINGS. 



August 28, 1886. 



Prof. Holmes in the chair. The date of the pubHc meet- 

 ings was changed to the second Tuesday in each month. 

 The condition of the Treasury was discussed and the Treas- 

 urer was directed to advertise and place on sale the new 

 Journals. 



October 15, 1886. 



Prof Holmes presided. It was directed that papers pre- 

 sented before the Society be, as far as possible, on uniform 

 paper, as to size at least, and that the Publication Committee 

 take charge of the papers immediately after each meeting, 

 deciding which are to be published and which placed on file, 

 finally placing them in the hands of the Secretary. 



Arrangements were directed to be made for storing the 

 books and pamphlets belonging to the Society where they 

 would be convenient for reference. 



A Committee was appointed to take steps towards effect- 

 ing an interchange of publications with other bodies having 

 a like aim with this Society. 



May 7, 1887. 



Prof Holmes in the chair. The Secretary and Treasurer 

 presented his reports. 



It was ordered that the monthly bulletins containing ab- 

 stracts of papers read at the public meetings be issued also 

 during the coming year. 



In view of this increase of the Secretary's duties and of the 

 rapidly growing library of the Society the office of Record- 

 ing Secretary and Librarian was created, 



