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Chicago Academy of Science. 



Cincinnati Society of Nat nral History. 



Colorado Scieutitic Society. 



Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 



Davenport Academy of Sciences. 



Elliott Society of Natural History. 



Elislia Mitcliell Natural History Society. 



p]ssex Institute. 



Franklin Institute. 



Hamilton Association. 



Kansas Academy of Science. 



Lackawanna Institute of History and Science. 



Manitol)a Historical and Scientitic Society. 



Meriden Scientitic Association. 



Minnesota Academy of Science. 



National Academy of Science. 



National Geographic Society. 



New Brunswick Natural History Society. 



Newport Natural History Society. 



New York Academy of Science. 



Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science. 



Ohio Mechanics' Institute. 



Pacitic Coast Technical Society. 



Peoria Scientitic Association. 



Philosophical Society of Washington. 



Portland Society of Natural History. 



Quebec Literary and Historical Society. 



Royal Society of Canada. 



San Diego Lyceum of Science. 



Santa Harbai-a Natural History Society, 



Sedalia Natural History Society. 



State Historical Society of Iowa. 



Staten Island Natural Science Association. 



St. Louis Academy of Science. 



Texas Geological and Scientitic Association. 



Trenton Natural History Society. 



Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Sciences, and Letters. 



Worcester Natural History Society. 



Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



The most noteworthy event of the biennial period in American geol- 

 ogy was the birth of tlie (xeological Society of America. The project 

 of orj>ani/>in}4 snch a society has been under consideration by tlie lead- 

 ing geologists of the country for a decade ; and a call issued by some 

 of its promoters during the suivimer of 1888, inviting those interested 

 to meet at Cleveland on the day l)efore the opening of the session of 

 the American Association for the Advancement of Science (August 

 14), received hearty resjmnse; and teini)()rary organization was there 

 effected. A meeting (or completing the organization was held at Ith- 

 a(!a on December 27, and the society was there formally created with 

 an original fellowship of one hundred and two. The veteran geologist 



