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Mr. Alfred L. Beebee, was elected a Resident Member of the 

 Society. 



Mr. Charles F. Cox gave notice of a ])roposed amendment of 

 Article' X of the By-Laws of the Society, striking out the words 

 "roll-call," wherever they occur in said Article. 



On motion, the resignation of the members of the Committee 

 on Annual Reception, because of their inability to devote their 

 time to the labor necessarily required from such Committee, was 

 accepted. 



The President appointed the following persons as Committee 

 on Annual Reception : Charles F. Cox, Anthony Woodward, 

 James Walker. 



The following were appointed as a Committe to procure six 

 objectives, of moderate power and cost, for the use of the So- 

 ciety : J. D. Hyatt, J. L. Zabriskie and William G. De Witt. 



The follovving were appointed as the Committee on Publica- 

 tions : J. L. Zabriskie, VVilliam G. De Witt, Walter H. Mead, 

 John L. Wall and George E. Ashbey. 



OBJECTS EXHIBITED. 



1. Sections of Basalt, containing native iron, from Ovifak, 

 Greenland: by James Walker. 



2. The fungus, Sporocybe cellare. Peck, new species, showing 

 capitulum and spores : by J. L. Zabriskie. 



3. Spiral tracheids of Yellow Pine, Pinus palustris, Mill. : by 

 P. H. Dudley. 



4. Spiral tracheids of White Cedar, Chatncecyparis sp/iteroidea, 

 Spach : by P. H. Dudley. 



Slides of diatomaceous deposits from the Yellowstone Geyser 

 region : by C. Henry Kain ; 



5. Deposit from the Yellowstone Lake. 



6. Deposit from Norris's Meadow. 



7. Deposit from Geyser Meadow, 



8. Deposit from Nez Perces Creek. 



9. Deposit (amorphous silica) from Sulphur Hill. 

 Mr. Dudley read a Paper describing his exhibits. 



Mr. Kain stated concerning his exhibits, that this material 

 from the Yellowstone Geyser region was presented to him by 

 Mr. Walter Harvey Weed, of the U. S. Geological Survey. The 

 diatoms contained are ordinary fresh-water forms, but there are 



