MINUTES OF MKRTINGS. 



May 2, 1907. — Adjourned Meeting for Nomination of 

 Officers. President T. Chalkley Palmer in the chair. After a 

 short business session and the nomination of officers the 

 meeting adjourned. 



May 2, 1907. — Annual Meeting of the Institute, Presi- 

 dent T. Chalkley Palmer presiding. The minutes were read 

 and approved. The Annual Report of the Treasurer was pre- 

 sented and showed a balance on hand of $134.54. ^^- Trim- 

 ble Pratt and James G. Vail were appointed auditors. T. 

 Chalkley Palmer presented to the Museum a collection of 

 arrow heads from the lowlands of the Chickahominy, near 

 Richmond, Virginia. The following addition to the Library 

 was reported: "Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 

 Quarterly Issue, \^olume III, Part 3, ' Mammals of the Mex- 

 ican Border of the United States.' " The annual election of 

 officers for the coming year was held with the following result : 



President. T. Chalkley Palmer; 



First Vice President, Charles Potts : 



Second Vice President, Henry L. Broomall ; 



Secretary, Dr. Linnaeus Fussell ; 



Treasurer, Carolus M. Bnn)mall : 



Librarian, Henrietta K. Broomall : 



Curators, Edgar T. Miller and Homer E. Hoopes. 

 At the conclusion of business, the meeting was thrown open 

 to scientific discussion, but owing to the lateness of the hour 

 but few matters were considered. 



June 6, 1907. — Regular Monthly Meeting, President T. 

 Chalkley Palmer in the chair. In the absence of the Secre- 

 tary,' James G. Vail acted as Secretary pro tem. Charles P. 

 Adams, of Media, was elected to membership. The Treasurer 

 reported a balance of $120.76 in the treasuiy. The auditing 

 committee, Dr. Trimble Pratt and James G. Vail, reported 

 that they had examined the accounts of the Treasurer and 

 found them correct. Announcement was made of the presen- 



