136 DAVENPORT ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES. 



ao-ainst tlie murderers of Col. Davenport, and who wrote the 

 historical romaftee entitled "Banditti of the Prairies," 



May 12th, 1877. — Trustees' Meeting. 

 Rev. S. S. Hunting, President, in the chair. 

 Six members present. 

 After some discussion the following resolution was adopted : 



Resolved. That the Presiednt of the Academy be requested to confer 

 with the Presidents of the Davenport Library and Art Associations 

 respectively, and agree with them on the time and place for a meeting of 

 the three Associations or their delegates, to be held to consider the feas- 

 ibility of the three societies uniting their efforts toward procuring a 

 building for the accommodation of the several associations. 



May 17th, 1877. 



Special meeting, pursuant to notice, to confer with the Dav- 

 enport Library and Art Associations, or their delegates, to con- 

 sider the feasibility of uniting the efforts of the three Associa- 

 tions toward procuring a building for the accommodation of 

 the several societies. 



Dr. C. H. Preston, Vice-President, in the chair. 



Kine members present ; also, on behalf of the Library Asso- 

 ciation, Mesdames McCullough, Young, Wing, Ballon and 

 Brvant, and on behalf of the Art Association, Messrs. Benson 

 and Harrison. 



The object of the meeting having been stated by the Chair- 

 man, and discuseed by the members present, the following reso- 

 lution, presented by Charles E. Putnam, was unanimously 

 adopted : 



Eesolved, That the Library and Art Associations be invited to join 

 with the Academy in the erection of a suitable building for the joint 

 occupancy of the three societies. 



After some time spent in a rather informal discussion of the 

 project, which seemed to meet with general favor, and compari- 

 son of some provisional plans which were presented, it was 

 voted : that the ladies of the Library Association be requested 

 to take the matter into consideration in connection with the Art 

 Association, and determine upon some definite action or propo- 



