36 Thirtij-^ecuitd Annual Mccliny 



Mr. C'lai-k: I would like to express inv appreciation to the 

 members of the American Fislieries Society in honoring me 1)y 

 an election to tiie )n-esidencY, and I want to say, gentlemen, thai 

 I feel highly honored. 1 only fear that I have not the ahility to 

 preside in an acceptable manner so that I may come near the de- 

 gree of success of my predecessors. I do not wish to take this 

 honor thinking that tlie members of the American Fisheries So- 

 ciety have honored me alone. It is not so. They have shown their 

 appreciation by honoi-ing the practical superintendents of the 

 United States — that is what t.he\- havt' done. It is not Frank 

 Clark alone, but it is the superintendents of the United States. 



Xow, members of the American Fisheries Society, I may not 

 have an opportunity of shaking hands with all of you before I 

 leave you, but 1 want to say again in thanking you for this honor 

 for myself and the practical fish culturists throughout the Unit- 

 ed States, superintendents and others, I want to say to you oni* 



and all, good-bye till we meet again next year at . 



(Laughter and applause). 



President : 1 wish ])ersonally to congratidate you on the 

 success of your meeting. T am sure that good results attained 

 here will inure to the l)enefit of the fislieries of the United States, 

 and you deserve the good will and the congratulations of every 

 man interested in fisheries. (Applause). 



Secretary : I desire to offer the following resolution : 

 I-iesolved. That the Society extends its hearty thanks to the 

 United States Fish ("onmiission, to Mr. Locke of the Woods Hole 

 station, and to all others who have assisted in entertaining the 

 Society at its present meeting, for their many courtesies and 

 thoughtful attention, wliicli have done so nnu'li toward nuiking 

 this meeting one of the most delightful in the historv of the 

 Society. 



Motion seeonde<l and unanimously caiTii^l. 



Mr. Clni-k: 1 move that the thanks of this Society be ex- 

 tended to tile ollicei's foi' the last year, for their good hard work 

 in pi'oviding for this Society, and for tlie presiding and other 

 work that they have done at tliis meeting. 



M V. Blatchford put the motion. 



Mr. l)hitchfoi'd : All those in favor of that motion tliaid\'ini;' 



