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cities, we rosjiectfiilly suggest tliat the next annual meeting be 

 held at Wood's Hole, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Wednesday 

 and Thursday of the fourth week of July, 1903, namely the 23rd, 

 34th and 25th of July, and that the meeting be called to order 

 at 2 ]). m. on Tuesday. It is further suggested that the place 

 and time be printed on the letter heads usually furnished hx this 

 society. 



They also wish to report as tlieir suggestions for officers for 

 the year : 



President — George M. Bowers, Washington, D. ('. 



Vice President— Henry B. Ward, Lincoln, Xel). 



Eecording Secretary — George F. Pcabody, A])pleton. Wis. 



Corresponding Secretary — John E. Gunckel, Toledo, 0. 



Treasurer— C. W. Willard, Westerly, E. T. 



^\t. Peal)ody : I would like to say that it will be impossible 

 for me to act next ^ear. As I am planning now, I may be out of 

 the country; and further, I think it was rather understood that 

 we were to take turns at this thing, and it is quite a responsibil- 

 ity and quite a duty. If my memory serves me right, I think 

 it A\'as understood that one year's service entitles one to be 

 retired from that position, and I will ask you to substitute some 

 one else for that otlfice. 



Mr. Gunckel : Xaturally the corresponding secretary follows 

 suit. Of course the corresponding secretary's duties are not 

 N'cry laborious — a little correspondence from the east and west — 

 but 1 think as that is more of an honorary position, that you 

 might to change and have some other person. It is not very 

 important to me, because there is little to do, but I think you 

 ought to follow tlie rule and change. Of course the committee 

 thought it a matter of delicacy and did not like to put me out 

 in the cold Avorld, but I will be very glad indeed if the committee 

 will withdraw my name and put some other person there. 



My. Titcomb : I rise to a point of order. There is nothing 

 l)efore the meeting. 



The President : The rule of the American Fisheries Society 

 is, no flunking. The point of order is sustained. 



]\Ir. Clark: I move the adoption of the report of the com- 

 mittee. 



Motion seconded. 



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