JOURNAL OF MAINK ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIKTV. 3 



SATURDAY FORENOON SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by Prof. Ora W. Knight, at 

 lo.oo A. M. The records of the Friday session were read and 

 approved. There were about twenty members present. 



The following persons were elected to membership: 



On nomination of Mrs. Abbott; Mrs. Gertrude Hanson, of Ken- 

 nebunkport. 



On nomination of J. M. Swain; Mr. Wm. B. Adie, of Portland, 

 Mr. Philip Lawrence Buttrick, of Grant Farm, and Miss Alice L. 

 Pendleton, of Islesboro. 



Mr. Norton, chairman of the Nominating Committee, then 

 made the following nominations: 



For President, H. H. Brock, M. D., Portland; Vice-President, 

 John Merton Swain, Farmington; Secretary and Treasurer, Dana 

 W. Sweet, Phillips; liditor, W. H. Brownson, Portland; Associate 

 Editor, Louis E. Legge. Portland; Councillor, Dr. Wm. C. Kendall, 

 F'reeport; Councillor, Walter H. Rich, Portland. 



On motion of Mr. F^llis, voted that the Secretary should be 

 instructed to cast the ballot for th-e society. 



The ballot was cast and the above persons were declared elected 

 for 1909. 



O. W. Knight, chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, made 

 the following report: 



Resolved^ That the thanks of the Maine Ornithological Society 

 be given to the Portland Society of Natural History for their kind- 

 ness in providing a place for our meeting; to W. H. Ross & Son 

 for their kindness in loaning a phonograph for reproducing Mr. 

 Tufts' speech to the members; to the M. C. R. R. for granting us 

 a reduced fare to Portland. 



This report was accepted and adopted and instructions given that 

 it be spread on the records, and a copy sent to parties mentioned. 



Prof. Knight then appointed the following committee to pre- 

 pare a memoir on our late dearly beloved President, Prof. Leslie 

 Alexander Lee: Arthur H. Norton, W. H. Brownson and Prof. 

 Wm. T. Foster. 



