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unanimous sentiment of the members of the Fisheries Society, 

 as well as that of the many other invited guests, being that 

 the excursion had been a marked success, full of interest and 

 enjoyment to all ; a hearty and unanimous "vote of thanks" 

 being awarded to Lieut. Commander Piatt and his officers for 

 their kind and courteous attention during the trip, before the 

 well-pleased company separated on their arrival at the wharf. 



During the trip the Society was called together in the cabin 

 of the boat, and the following business transacted : The Treas- 

 urer's report was read and accepted. 



The following gentlemen were elected to be corresponding 

 members : O. T. Olsen, Grimsby, England ; Prof. F. A. 

 Smitt, Stockholm, Sweden; Dr. Filip F^rybom, Stockholm, 

 Sweden ; Prof. A. J. Malmgren, Helsingfors, Finland. 



Death of Frederick III. 



Mr. Mather gave notice of the death of Emperor Frederick 

 III., of Germany, an honorary member of the Society, and 

 a great friend to and patron of fish culture. While in charge 

 of the fish cultural display of the United States at the Inter- 

 national Fisheries Exhibition at Berlin, in 1880, Mr. Mather 

 many times met the late Emperor, at that time the Crown 

 Prince, and found him greatly interested in fish culture, as 

 well as in other arts of peace. His questions concerning 

 such details as the practical working of different forms of ap- 

 paratus showed that he had not been a superficial student of 

 the subject. The following resolution was presented, and 

 unanimously adopted : 



Resolved, That in the death of Emperor Frederick III., of 

 Germany, fish culture has lost an earnest friend and most 

 powerful supporter, and that the fish culturists of America 

 hereby express their sympathy with their German brethren 

 in their great loss. 



The Death of Seth Green 



Was also referred to, and the following resolution in regard 

 to the same was presented : 



