270 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



Captain Hall contributed one large celt and twenty flint implements 

 purchased from the mound fund. 



A committee consisting of Dr. C. H. Preston and J. H. Harrison, 

 appointed to draft resolutions on the death of Mrs. Nettie F. Howard, 

 reported as follows : 



Resolved, That in the death of Mrs. Nettie Fidlar Howard, the effi- 

 cient manager of the Davenport Associated Charities, on May 11, 

 1897, this Academy has lost a valued member whose life, active in 

 good works, made her an honor to all with whom her lot was cast. 



Resolved, That we sympathize with the bereaved relatives ; that 



these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Academy and copies 



supplied to the local press. 



C. H. Preston, ) ^ 



T TT TT r Committee. 



J. H. Harrison, j 



On motion, the President was authorized to procure a current copy 



of the "Naturalists' Directory." 



No meetings were held in June or July. 



August 27, iSgy — Regular Meeting. 



Edward S. Hammatt, President, in the chair. 



The Librarian reported for June, July and August, 253 books and 

 pamphlets and 20 bound volumes received. 



The Curator reported the following additions to the museum in 

 June: 



A large, fine specimen of " Tubipora musica,'" and from the trop- 

 ical seas the beautiful nautilus, known as the Nautilus pompilius, both 

 donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes. 



In July: A beautiful specimen of Calcareous Tufa from Oliver 

 Allen, Jr., of Mumford, New York. 



In August: A collection of thirty flint implements from Captain 

 Hall, purchased by the mound fund. 



Henry Vollmer was elected to membership. 



The death of Mr. John C. Bills, a regular member, was announced, 

 and a committee was appointed to prepare suitable resolutions. 



September 24, iSqj — Regular Meeting. 



Dr. C. H. Preston, Acting President, in the chair. 

 The Librarian reported 167 books and pamphlets and 13 bound 

 volumes received. 



