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rather late date such a splendid program for this meet- 

 ing. The program speaks for itself and I do not need 

 to comment on the indebtedness we feel to each member 

 of that committee, and particularly to its chairman, Dr. 

 Hugh M. Smith. 



We have received a considerable number of invitations 

 for the meeting of next year from various cities, Spring- 

 field, Mass., Detroit, Mich., Buffalo, N. Y., San Francisco- 

 Calif., Oakland, Calif., St. Louis, Mo., Atlantic City, N. J., 

 and Chicago, 111. 



Mr. M. L. Alexander, of New Orleans: Mr. Presi- 

 dent, if I may be permitted at the proper time, I wish 

 to present an invitation to this Society to meet in New 

 Orleans. 



President: This is the proper time and the invita- 

 tion will be considered by the Committee on Time and 

 Place of Meeting when that committee meets. 



Dr. Hugh M. Smith, Commissioner of Fisheries : If I 

 am in order, Mr. President, I would like to give notice of 

 the death of Dr. Theodore N. Gill, which occured in this 

 city on the twenty-fifth of September, 1914. Dr. Gill has 

 been an active member of this Society since 1875, and, as 

 you all know, took great interest in our work and was one 

 of the foremost authorities on fishes in the world. I will 

 not say anything more at this time, but I hope that a 

 suitable memorial may be prepared for publication in the 

 Proceedings of the Society. 



President : May I suggest that in recognition of the 

 great services of Dr. Gill in the work for which this 

 Society stands and to science in general, we should now, 

 by a rising vote, make a matter of record of the notice 

 and of the regrets which are felt by this organization. 

 (All the members present arose.) This will be entered 

 on our minutes and the matter referred to the Committee 

 on Resolutions for more formal action. 



We have at hand the report of one of the standing 

 committees of the Society, that of the Publicity Commit- 

 tee, by Mr. H. Wheeler Perce, Chairman, of Chicago. In 

 the absence of Mr. Perce I will ask the Secretary to read 

 the report. 



