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by the beauties of Brookville and that you will hereafter come more 

 frequently. 



There were 33 persons registered at the first meeting. Unfortu- 

 nately the roster has been lost. The following were among those who 

 attended the spring meeting 37 years ago: 



David Starr Jordan, Bloomington. 

 John C. Branner, Bloomington. 

 Jerome McNeill, Bloomington. 

 R. L. Green, Bloomington. 

 M. W. Fordice, Bloomington. 

 Philip S. Baker, Greencastle. 

 Oliver P. Jenkins, Greencastle. 

 David W. Dennis, Richmond. 

 Albert Porter, Richmond. 

 J. F. Thompson, Richmond. 

 Fletcher M. Noe, Indianapolis. 

 Robert Hessler, Connersville. 

 Edw. A. Enos, Connersville. 

 Cal. O. Enos, Connersville. 

 H. E. Ludwick, Connersville. 

 T. H. Barton, Connersville. 

 W. P. Shannon, Greensburg. 

 Charles W. Hargitt, Greensburg. 

 John E. Rehme, Brookville. 

 Edward Hughes, Brookville. 

 Oscar M. Meyncke, Brookville. 

 John G. Chafee, Brookville. 

 Edgar R. Quick, Brookville. 

 David W. McKee, Brookville. 

 Amos W. Butler, Brookville. 

 Charles F. Goodwin, Brookville. 

 Rev. David R. Moore, Brookville. 



Some of us recall a few of the events of that first field meeting — 

 how we were disappointed that John M. Coulter was unable to be present 

 for one of the principal addresses; how well his place was filled by 

 David W. Dennis; that Evermann and others of the Indiana University 

 crowd drove through in a carriage and on the way made a collection 

 of the fi.shes in the western part of Franklin County. We had no 

 Kiwanis Club to make such splendid arrangements as have been made 

 for this meeting, but the Society of Natural History and its friends did 

 the best they could. The sessions were held in the town hall. On the 

 evening of May 20, 1886, was the following program: 



Dr. David Starr Jordan in the chair. 



Prayer — Rev, D. R. Moore. 



Welcome — D. W. McKee, President Brookville Society of 



Natural History. 

 Response — David Starr Jordan. 

 Address — J. C. Branner. 



