526 WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



District of Columbia, to wit : 



I, John D. McChesney, ^ Notary Public in and for the District 

 aforesaid, do hereby certify that J. R. Eastman, F. W. Clarke, G. 

 K. Gilbert, Arnold Hague, L. O. Howard, C. Hart Merriam, J. W. 

 Powell, Geo. M. Sternberg, H. N. Stokes, Chas. D. Walcott, Lester 

 F. Ward, W J McGee, Frank Baker and Bernard R. Green, parties to 

 a certain Certificate of Incorporation, bearing date on the iSth day of 

 February, 1898, and hereto annexed, personally appeared before me 

 in the District aforesaid, the said J. R. Eastman, F. W. Clarke, G. 

 K. Gilbert, Arnold Hague, L. O. Howard, C. Hart Merriam, J. W. 

 Powell, Geo. M. Sternberg, H. N. Stokes, Chas. D. Walcott, Lester 

 F. Ward, W J McGee, Frank Baker and Bernard R. Green, being 

 personally known to me as the persons who severally made and signed 

 the said certificate and acknowledged the same to be their certificate, 

 act and deed. 



Given under my hand and notarial seal, this i8th day of February, 

 1898. 



Jno. D. McChesney, 



[seal.] Notary Public. 



Endorsed as follows : 



9: 20 A. M. Received for record February 21, 1898. Recorded in 

 liber 8, fol. 207 et seq.^ Acts of Incorporation for Dist. of Col. 



H. P. Cheatham, 



Recorder. 



