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ington as the place where the most successful meetings had 

 been held, and where there was the greatest collection of fish 

 cultural apparatus and the greatest collection of material of 

 interest to fish culturists. 



Dr. Kingsbury approved of Washington as the best place 

 for the meeting. 



Mr. Mather favored Washington as a permanent place for 

 annual meetings, and thought that the largest attendance 

 could be had there, or in New York. 



Mr. Osborne moved to amend Mr. Blackford's motion by 

 substituting Put-in Bay, on Lake Erie, as the place of meet- 

 ing. The United States Fish Commission will put up a 

 large hatchery there and it will be in operation. 



Mr. Blackford — A ballot on this question will be the best 

 way to settle it, and I move that the question be so decided. 



This motion was carried, tellers were appointed and the 

 result was seven votes for Washington and eight for Put-in 

 Bay. The Chairman announced that the meeting would be 

 held at the latter place, the time of meeting to be decided 

 upon adjournment. 



A long discussion then took place on the advisability of 

 holding an evening session, Mr. May argued against as not 

 only uncustomary but unnecessary, and coming so far 

 (Nebraska) to attend the meeting he regretted to lose a word 

 of the discussions, but if an evening session was held he, for 

 one, would be unable to attend. Not anticipating an even- 

 ing meeting he had made other engagements ; that if a meet- 

 ing was held in the evening he could not be present. He, 

 therefore, was opposed to an evening meeting. 



Dr. Hudson said that it was now a question of courtesy to 

 the members of the Angler's Association, whose guests we 

 are, to hold an evening session. Several of them wished to 

 meet with us and they had been given to understand that 

 there would be such a session. 



The question was called for and it was decided to hold an 

 evening meeting. 



