ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF 

 MANAGERS 



New York, Jan. 12, 1911. 

 '^ir'HE Fifth Annual Meeting of the Board of Managers 

 ^^ of The American Bison Society was held at the 

 American Museum of Natural History, New York, on 

 Thursday, January 12, at 2 o'clock p.m., following the 

 Fifth Annual Meeting of the Society. 



Those present were Professor Hooper (in the Chair) , 

 Dr. Palmer, and Messrs. Baynes, Brinsmade, Stonebridge 

 and Wharton. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 

 approved. 



The Board then proceeded to the election of officers 

 for the ensuing year. On motion of Dr. Palmer, Hon. 

 Theodore Roosevelt and His Excellency Earl Gray were 

 unanimously re-elected Honorary President and Honorary 

 Vice-President respectivel}^ 



Mr. Baynes then nominated Professor Hooper for 

 the active presidency, and all present urged Professor 

 Hooper to accept that position. The Secretary was 

 instructed to cast one ballot for Professor Hooper, and 

 he was declared unanimously elected. 



Professor Henry Fairfield Osborne and Mr. Ernest 

 Harold Baynes were then nominated as Vice-Presidents, 

 and, the Secretary having cast one ballot, were declared 

 unanimously elected. 



In the same manner W. P. Wharton, nominated 

 by Mr. Brinsmade, and Clark Williams, nominated by 

 Dr. Palmer, were re-elected Secretary and Treasurer 

 respectively. 



To the Executive Committee the following gentle- 

 men were nominated and unanimously elected on one 

 ballot: Dr. Palmer, and Messrs. Stonebridge, Baynes, 

 Clark Williams, and Geo. D. Pratt. 



The question of establishing a game preserve in the 



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