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Tolumes; making, with those from other sources, an addi- 

 tion of 970 volumes and 778 parts of volumes. Since occu- 

 pying the new building every book has been numbered, la- 

 belled, catalogued and placed upon the shelves ; for a great 

 part of which labor the Society is under obligations to Mr. 

 Scudder. 



In closing, the Librarian presented the following tribute to 

 the memory of Dr. John Ware, the second Vice President 

 of the Society, " whose sudden death since the last meeting 

 has called attention to the singular excellences of his charac- 

 ter. We who knew him well can appreciate the greatness of 

 the loss of such a man to his professional brethren and famil- 

 iar friends. By the sick-bed, in the lecture-room of the Uni- 

 versity, in the councils of his professional associates, above 

 all in that large circle where his cultivation and genial mind 

 made his presence always so welcome, the death of Dr. Ware 

 has elicited a tribute of respect which his pure and beneficent 

 Hfe has most surely merited." 



Carefully prepared and interesting reports were presented 

 by the Curators, showing the amount of Avork accomplished 

 in their resj^ecti^^ departments since the removal. Most of 

 the collections were placed in the cases at present assigned to 

 them and were ready for exhibition. 



The Curator of Geology asked leave to present his annual 

 report at the next meeting, which was granted. 



The reports of all the above officers were accepted. 



On motion of Mr. Sprague, the thanks of the Society were 

 unanimously voted to Mr. C. K. Dillaway for his long and 

 efficient services as Librarian during a period of thirty-one 

 years. 



The thanks of the Society were also voted to Mr. Stodder 

 for his services as cabinet-keeper. 



The Committee appointed to revise the Constitution and 

 By-Laws made a report, which was passed upon by vote, and 

 awaits the final action of the Society at the next meeting. 



A donation of two musical instruments from China and 

 Japan, and the skin of a Pangolin, 3Iams pentadactyla^ were 

 received from Mrs. James PhilUps of Roxbury, and the 

 thanks of the Society were voted for the same. 



