532 WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 



Number of members of the Academy 346 



Necessary to a choice 174 



For the admission of the Washington Society of 



Engineers 234 



Against the same 3 



Declined to vote 2 



The Society of Engineers was therefore admitted to the group of 

 affiliated societies. 



One of the pleasant features in scientific circles during the season 

 was the visit to this city of the International Zoological Congress 

 which occurred from September 3, to September 6, 1907. It will be 

 remembered that on December 11, 1906, the Board of Managers of 

 the Academy appointed a local committee of considerable size, of 

 which Mr. L. O. Howard was chairman, to arrange for the reception 

 of the Congress in Washington. By the exertions of this committee 

 a sufficient sum of money was raised for the entertainment of the 

 Congress, the Academy contributing thereto $100, of which, however, 

 $59.61 was returned unused. A suitable program of entertainment 

 was arranged, including a smoker at the Cosmos Club, a luncheon at 

 the National Zoological Park, a visit to the Library of Congress, a 

 visit to Mount Vernon, a reception at the National Museum and visits 

 to the scientific laboratories of the Government. Delegates were sent 

 by the Academy to the general meeting of the Congress at Boston. 



The Academy has suffered the following losses by death during the 

 year and not hitherto reported : 



Resident Member: 

 James J. Carroll died September 16, 1907. 



Non-resident Members : 



George W. Atherton died July 24, 1906. 



W. O. Atwater died September 32, 1907. 



Nicholas Senn died January 2, 1908. 



S. E. Solly died November, 1906. 



R. S. Sutton died April 21, 1906. 



The statistics of membership at this date are as follows : 



Patro7ts : 



At date of last report 8 



Elected during the year o 8 8 



