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arrangement will be appreciated by those who are members of both 
organizations, as it will enable them to attend both meetings with 
no loss of time, and at a minimum expense, Toronto being accesible 
by both rail and water and but a few hours distant from Buffalo. 
A feature of the August meeting will be an unusually fine 
display of instruments and accessories by dealers, special facilities 
for their exhibition having been arranged. This offers an excep- 
tional opportunity to those members living at a distance from our 
large cities to become familiar with the comparative merits of 
European and American stands and the distinctive features of each. 
The regular sessions will be held in the Buffalo library building, 
which is centrally located and especially adapted to the Society’s 
requirements. 
Those members of the Society who expect to present papers at 
the next meeting, and have not yet notified the Secretary, are asked 
to communicate with him at once, sending the title, and if possible 
a brief abstract of their articles, in order that the programme may 
be arranged in advance. Address Prof. T. J. Burrill, Champaign, 
Illinois. 
It is urgently requested that members bring their microscopes 
with them for use during the sessions, and at the soiree. Arrange- 
ments have been made for the storage of instruments, on the check 
system, in the fireproof library building in charge of a competent 
person, where they may be obtained any time between the hours of 
seven A. M. and twelve P. M. 
The local committee on hotel accommodations announce that 
reduced rates will be given members at the new fireproof hotel 
Iroquois. Rates at the Tift House and the Genesee are from three 
to five dollars per day, according to location of room. Arrangements 
have also been made whereby members may be accommodated in a 
large and well appointed boarding house, where good board and 
pleasant rooms may be obtained for one dollar per day, with extra 
accommodations at a slightly-advanced rate. Those wishing to take 
advantage of the special terms offered, are requested to communicate 
at an early day with the secretary of the hotel committee, Dr. Louis 
A. Bull, care the Buffalo Library Building, Buffalo, N. Y. All 
applications for accommodations should state how much the person 
is willing to pay. 
The final detailed arrangement will be published in the August 
number of Tue Microscopz. 
During the past year an extra effort has been made to get the 
Society on a satisfactory financial basis, and we are pleased to an- 
