Society on Wednesday evening with a dinner at Harvey' s. 

 We are in a lull as regards lish cultural- work here, but the 

 aquaria will jirobably interest members, and I would like 

 you to look into our pond culture with the shad. We have 

 about 2,000,000 in the West Pond near the monument, 

 and probably half will survive and be turned out in the 

 Potomac as fish three inches long. When we make this 

 system general in our rivers, and pursue on a sufficiently 

 large scale, I hardly see any limit to the abundance we can 

 create. Similar methods will doubtless be api>lied in time 

 to the salmon, whitefish, and pike-perch. I think it will 

 be of interest to call the attention of members to this work. 

 I shall urge the broadening of our organization so as to 

 invite and include in its membershij) individuals and repre- 

 sentatives of all associations, societies, or clubs interested 

 in the fisheries, whether from a practical, economic, scien- 

 tific, or sentimental standpoint. It would be a great thing 

 to accomplish under your administration. It would lift us 

 at once from a society of fish culturists to a plane of the 

 Deutsche Fischerei Verein. Such an organization, pojw- 

 larized and exploited as it may be, would attract to its 

 membership men of influence and character in all profes- 

 sions and business pursuits, and would become a power in 

 directing, influencing, and controlling j^ublic opinion. It 

 is a matter of profound regret to me that I cannot be with 

 you, as I have many things to talk about. 

 Yours faithfully, 



Marshall McDonald. 



Mr. Kaufl'mann, from the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, 

 addressed the Society, reciting what had been done towards 

 arranging for the entertainment of the members, and ex- 

 tended the invitation from the Club to dine at Harvey's on 

 Wednesday evening. 



On motion of Dr. Cary, of Georgia, the invitation to dine 

 was accepted with thanks. 



