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same embarrassing situation at the present moment with 

 respect to the cordial and united support that has been 

 accorded me during the year. I want to thank each mem- 

 ber individually, and I want to thank you all collectively for 

 what you have done to make my administration a success, 

 and which has culminated, through your efforts and not 

 my own, in making this one of the best meetings in the 

 history of the Society, 



My only hope is that you will accord my successor, each 

 and everyone of you, the same support that you have me, 

 and that the next meeting will be a much better one than 

 this, and much better attended. 



As the time is too short for any extended remarks, or any 

 formalities, I will appoint Mr. Titcomb as a committee 

 of one to escort the new President to the chair, and his 

 term of office will begin upon his introduction. 



The President-elect, Mr. W. E. Meehan, was escorted 

 to the chair by Mr. Titcomb. 



Mr. Titcomb: Gentlemen of the American Fisheries 

 Society, I have just been called upon to introduce the in- 

 coming President, and, as the retiring President has said, 

 this is no time for extended remarks. Mr. Meehan is known 

 to all of us ; he has been a very earnest, hard-working 

 member and has brought with him to these meetings, for 

 a great number of years, 12 or 13 of the fish culturists at 

 liis hatcheries, all of whom seem to think they are getting 

 much interesting and useful information here. I hope all 

 the other commissioners will profit by this example here- 

 after. I have great pleasure in introducing your new Presi- 

 dent, Mr. Meehan. (Applause.) 



Mr. Meehan took the chair. 



President W. E. Meehan: Ladies and gentlemen of 

 the American Fisheries Society: It has been considered 

 by me an honor and a privilege to be a member of the 

 American I^'isheries Society. I have been a member for 

 nearly twenty years and have taken a very active part for 

 nearly half that period, sometimes perhaps to the dissat- 



