324 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



Other scientific associations in offering a sincere tribute of respect to his 

 memory. 



Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Acad- 

 emy, and that copies of the same be sent to the city press. 



Jennie McCowen, 

 C, E. Harrison, 



Committee. 



December 2g, i8gj. — Regular Meeting. 



President Allen in the chair : six members present. 



The addition to the museum of a number of stone axes and flint 

 arrow-heads, collected by Capt. W. P. Hall, was reported, the Captain 

 himself being present. 



A nominating committee for the approaching election of officers 

 was appointed. 



The resignation of Mr. B. F. Tillinghast, as trustee, was presented 

 and accepted. 



January J, 18^4. — Annual Meeting. 



President Allen in the chair; ten members present. 

 recording secretary's report. 



The Recording Secretary begs leave to report as follows : 



In addition to the annual meeting January 4, and a memorial meet- 

 ing December 7, there have been held during the year seven regular 

 and two trustees' meetings with an average attendance of seven. 



An entertainment, the '■'■Ben Hiir^^ pantomime, was given April 12 

 to 15. 



The regular membership, increased by the election of one, is now 

 sixty-eight. 



We have lost by death one life member, W. H. Pratt, and two 

 honorary members, J. H. Murphy and E. H. Pendleton. 



The number of visitors to the museum was 540. Respectfully sub- 



'^^^^^^^^ A. W. Elmer, Recording Secretary. 



librarian's report. 

 Mr. President : 



The Librarian has the honor to report for the Academy year just 

 closed, additions to the library by exchange and contributions, vol- 

 umes and parts of volumes to the number of 1,305, about one-third 

 of this number being from foreign societies. 



In my report as Librarian, one year ago, I urged the necessity of 

 properly binding many hundreds of valuable books and pamphlets now 



