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The following; officers were then elected for the ensuing year: 



President — J. Duncan Putnam. 



First Vice President-— C H. Preston. 



Second Vice President — C. E. Harrison. 



Corresponding Secretary — C. C. Parry. 



Recordimi Secretary — Lucy M. Pratt. 



Treamrer — Charles E. Putnam. 



Librarian — Julia E. Sanders. 



Curator— W. H. Pratt. 



Trustees for Three Years — C. C. Parry, W. H. Barris, J. Gass, 

 W. H. Pratt. 



Trustee for One Year (to fill vacancy) — H. C. Fulton. 



With a few l^rief remarks the retiring President resigned his posi- 

 tion to the President elect who thereupon took the chair. 



Janltary 21st, 1881. — Arch^ological Section. 

 Mr. W. H. Pratt in the chair. Three members present. 

 A communication to the Trustees of the Academy was adopted, 

 asking for an appropriation in aid of mound explorations. 



January 28th 1881 — Regular Meeting. 



The President, Mr. J. D. Putnam, in the chair. Twenty members 

 present. 



Mr. H. H. Andresen, Mr. H. H. Smith, Mr. A. F. Williams, 

 and Mrs. Wm. Renwick, of Davenport; and Mr. J. C. Kinsey, of 

 Cambridge, 111.; were elected regular members; and Dr. C. F. Kel- 

 logg, of Charlotte, Iowa, was elected a corresponding member. 



The President announced the following Standing CoM.AnTTEES for 

 1881:— 



Finance Conimittei C. E. Putnam, chairman ex-officio, R. D. 



Myers, E. H. Hazen. 



Furnishing Committee — Mrs. C. E. Putnam, Mr. C. E. Harrison, 

 Mr. C. T. Lindley. 



Library Committee — R. J. Farquharson, C. T. Lindley, Miss 

 Julia E. Sanders. 



Mustum Committee — W. H. Pratt, C. C. Parry, W. O. Gronen, 

 J. Gass, W. H. Barris, D. S. Sheldon, R. J. Farquharson, C. T. 

 Tiindley, J. D. Putnam. 



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