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tion from tlic cxjiositioii and the mayor oT the city, I'tc. hr. 

 Bean is undoubtedly sincere and earnest, we all know that, and 

 these men who give this invitation are undoubtedly for the mo- 

 ment sincere and earnest, but they are going to be swallowed u|t 

 in thousands of invitations and of nnieh larger societies than 

 this, and when we gx-t there we simply would not be noticed. 

 Now, in Milwaukee — General Bryant will hear me out in that — 

 we had the mayor of the city, commercial societies and others 

 send us invitations and sa\ iiig that they would make it pleasant 

 for us, yet wo hardly saw anybody in Milwaukee — not that it is 

 neces.sary that we should be entertained, but yet it is soniething 

 to he in a place not so large but that wi' will he recognized in a 

 way. 



Now, as to the accommodations at St. Louis in -Julv. If w 

 ari' going to St. Louis we certainly should not go there in .Iidy. 

 itecause it is a \cry liot place, and not. only that, but the city will 

 be thronged with people, and Mr. TitcomlVs ])oint ! tbiid\ is \ery 

 well taken, that we ought to be in a ])lace where we can meet to- 

 gether after the meetings to interchange thoughts and swial 

 amenities, which we cannot do in a large city. Wr will have to 

 be scattered around at private houses and all that sort ot thing. 

 and only meet at our regular sessions, and I fear very much that 

 the attractions for some of our friends here will be so great that 

 we may not be able to discover them at the meetings — T do not 

 know but what I would get lost myself in that case. (Laugh- 

 ter). Xow. it seems to me that we ought to consider some quiet 

 place. I have had invitations as secretary from Cleveland, De- 

 troit. Xiagara Falls and half a dozen of those places, which T 

 have not ])resenled to thi' convention, because they are conven- 

 tional invitations and these are convention cities, and it is a pro- 

 fessional thing for them to attempt to get conventions there to 

 hel]) out tlu'ii- hotels and one thing and another, ami for th;it 

 reason, while I do not wish to have anything to do in deciding 

 this question, 1 do think it ought to be very carefully investi- 

 gate(l. and it seems to me the success of our meetings depend-; 

 very largely upon the location and the time, and we have, after 

 very careful investigation decided upon this time of year for 

 meeting. It seems to be an opportune tinu'. Now. men who an- 

 interested in schools and colleges, professors of biology, etc., such 



