Dr. Palmer stated that he has been on the Pacific 

 coast during the past summer, and had stopped at 

 Denver and conferred with Mr. T. J. Holland, Game 

 Commissioner of Colorado, regarding a herd in that State. 

 He had found Mr. Holland, the governor, and the con- 

 gressmen all opposed to such a step. 



After appointing Messrs. Stonebridge, Palmer and 

 Baynes a committee to nominate candidates for the 

 Board of Managers, the meeting took a recess. 



When the meeting reconvened, the Nominating 

 Committee reported the following names: Ernest Harold 

 Baynes, Prof. Franklin W. Hooper, Dr. T. S. Palmer, 

 Edmund Seymour, George D. Pratt, H. B. Hepburn, 

 Wm. C. Demorest, Thomas M. Osborne, Edward C. 

 Parker, James R. Garfield. 



Of these, Mr. Edward L. Parker was designated 

 for the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Frederic 

 A. Lucas, whose resignation, upon motion of Mr. Williams, 

 had been accepted with regret. Upon motion of Mr. 

 Stonebridge, the Secretary cast one ballot for these 

 gentlemen, and they were declared unanimously elected. 



Upon motion of Mr. Seymour the following was 

 unanimously adopted : 



Be it Resolved: That Honorary Membership in this 

 Society be established, and this membership be con- 

 ferred only in recognition of eminent service in the 

 permanent protection and increase of the American bison. 



It was further Voted: That the sense of this meeting 

 is that Dr. Hornaday should be made the first Honorary 

 Member. 



The Secretary was instructed to take the necessary 

 steps to carry out the foregoing resolution. 



Votes of thanks to the American Express Company, 

 and to the American Museum of Natural History for 

 the use of a room for this meeting were passed. 



Upon motion of Mr. Williams it was Voted: That 

 an expression of appreciation be extended to Mr. Henry 

 Avare, State Game W^arden of Montana, for his services 

 in saving the semi-wild remnant of the Pablo herd from 

 being hunted down and kiUed. Dr. Palmer explained 



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