70 American Fisheries Society 



Vice-Presidents of Divisions: 



Fish Culture — James Nevin, Madison, Wisconsin. 



Aquatic Biology and Physics — Henry B. Ward, Urbana, 

 Illinois. 



Commercial Fishing — J. Asakiah Williams, Tallahassee, 

 Florida. 



Angling — John M. Crampton, New Haven, Connecticut. 



Protection and Legislation — J. G. Needham, Ithaca, New- 

 York. 



Committee on Foreign Relations: 



George Shiras, Chairman, Washington, D. C. 



H. M. Smith, Washington, D. C. 



Wm. C. Adams, Boston, Massachusetts. 



James White, Ottawa, Canada. 



Edward E. Prince, Ottawa, Canada. 

 Committee on Relations with National, State and Provincial 

 Governments: 



Henry O'Malley, Chairman, Seattle, Washington. 



William L. Finley, Portland, Oregon. 



Jacob E. Reighard, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 



E. T. D. Chambers, Quebec, Canada. 



George A. Seagle, Wytheville, Virginia. 



Moved and seconded that the report be adopted as a whole 

 and that the Recording Secretary be requested to cast a single vote 

 for the Society. The motion was unanimously carried and the 

 above named gentlemen were declared to be elected to serve as 

 the officers of the Society for the year 1919-1920. 



Retiring President Alexander: I now have the pleasure 

 of introducing to you our new President, Mr. Carlos Avery, of 

 St. Paul, Minnesota. I do not know any member of the Society 

 who is more worthy of the honor and I feel quite confident that 

 Mr. Avery's splendid executive ability and excellent qualities in 

 every way, will enable him to give you a most successful 

 administration of the office. 



President Avery : Fellow members of the American Fisheries 

 Society: — I hope you will realize that I am not unmindful of the 

 distinguished honor that you have conferred upon me. I fully 

 realize also the responsibilities that go with the position. 



The American Fisheries Society is distinctly a scientific society, 

 because of the investigations carried on by the scientific men who 

 belong to it. From these investigations come the really solid 



