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valuable donation of fifty photomicrographic lantern slides illus- 

 trating the same. 



On motion it was also resolved that the thanks of the Society 

 be hereby tendered Gen. Jacob D. Cox for his admirable pa- 

 per on "Diatom-Structure — The Interpretation of Microscopical 

 Images." 



The President announced the closing of the polls, and declared 

 the result of balloting to be the election of the following persons 

 as ofificers of the Society for the present year : 

 President, P. H. Dudley. 

 Vice-President, J. D. Hyatt. 

 Recording Secretary, Bashford Dean. 

 Corresponding Secretary, J. L. Zabriskie. 

 Treasurer, Charles S. Shultz. 

 Librarian, LuDwiG Riederer. 

 Curator, William Beutenmuller. 

 ( William E. Damon, 

 Auditors, < F. W. Leggett, 

 H. W. Calef. 



Meeting of January i6th, 1891. 



The President, Mr. P. H. Dudley, in the chair. 

 Twenty-five persons present. 



The Treasurer, Mr. Charles S. Shultz, presented his annual 

 report, which was accepted and adopted, and the summary of 

 which is as follows : 



Receipts, $53° 08 



Disbursements, - - - - 421 47 



Balance, . - . . $108 61 



The Committee on Publications presented their annual report, 

 which was accepted and adopted. 



The Curator, Mr. William Beutenmuller, presented his annual 

 report, stating that he was now cataloguing the slides in the cab- 

 inet of the Society, and also that the six revolving tables now in 

 the Society's Rooms had been lately there deposited by some 

 unknown parties. 



On motion the thanks of the Society were tendered the donors 

 of these elegant and useful tables. 



