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The reports of the Secretary and of the editor were presented 

 and accepted. 



The following committees were appointed : 



Auditing Committee: — Dr. A. L. Chase, Miss Helen Lewis 

 and Miss Sara Eastman. 



Resolutions: — Mr. D. W. Sweet and Miss Sara Eastman. 



Nominations: — Mr. A. H. Norton, Mr. I). W. Sweet and 

 Mr. Hiram Ellis. 



Mr. Norton gave a report of progress on the Journal index. 



The future policy of the Journal was taken up for considera- 

 tion, and remarks were made by Mr. Norton, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Sweet, 

 Mr. Swain, Miss Eastman, Miss Lewis and Mr. Rich. 



On motion of Mr. Norton, voted that this matter lay upon the 

 table until to-morrow. 



Mr. Swain brought before the Society the need of better bird 

 protection, and this matter was discussed by several of the members. 



On motion of Mr. Sweet, voted that a committee be appointed 

 to consider changes in bird laws, with a view to bringing the need 

 of same to the attention of the Legislature at its next session. 



The following committee was appointed : 



A. H. Norton, Walter Rich and Silas Adams. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 



The afternoon session was devoted to the reading of the follow- 

 ing papers and the exhibition of lantern slides : 



"Two Chickadee's Nests," by Cordelia Stanwood, was read b}' 

 D. W. Sweet in the absence of Miss Stanwood. 1 



"An Observation of the Development of the Social Instinct of 

 the Cedar Waxwing," by Miss Caroline Stevens. 2 



Mrs. Sarah Abbott gave a talk on "Additional Observations on 

 Robins and Hermit Thrushes," illustrated by lantern slides. 



^fhis Journal, XIII, p. 25. 

 2 Ihid, XIII, pp. 9-11. 



