TPHB JOURNAL 



OF THE 



Qncinnati Society of Natural [jistory. 



VOL. IX. CINCINNATI, JUNE 1886. No. 2. 



PROCEEDINGS CINCINNATI SOCIETY OF NATURAL 



HISTORY. 



Annual Meetini;, April 6, 1886. 



In absence of the President and Vice Presidents the meeting 

 was called to order by the Secretary, and Mr. Chas. Dury elected 

 chairman pro lem. 



Twenty-six members present. The minutes of the previous 

 business meeting for January were read and approved. 



The following j)ersons were proposed for membership : 

 Alfred Gaither, H. C. Powers, Miss Mary Magurk, Miss Ellen 

 M. Patrick, Miss Mary L. Stettinius, Lawrence Poland, Mrs. A. 

 T. Keckeler, Miss Lily HoUingshead, Dr. E. W. Walker. 



Miss Emma Frick and Mr. Geo. Peck were elected active 

 members. 



The minutes of the Executive Board for December, January 

 and February were then read. 



The reports of the officers were called for and submitted as 

 follows : 



The Secretary reported that the usual monthly meetings had 

 been held on the first Tuesday of each month, with an average of 

 attendance for the year of 14.6. 



Twenty-one papers were submitted, nearly all of which were 

 published in the Journal. Eighty members had been elected, a 

 larger number than in any previous year of the history of the So- 

 ciety. The roll of members now numbers 157 names. He also 

 submitted a list of the life members of the Society. 



In the absence of the Treasurer, Mr. S. E. Wright, his report 



