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sity provided entertainment, and freshments were served. 

 At the close of the session President Reighard called upon 

 Professor Henry B. Ward to express the thanks of the 

 Society for the entertainment provided. 



Wednesday Morning Session, October 16, 1916. 



By vote of the Society, the session proceeded at once 

 with business, postponing the reading of papers. 



REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE. 



Mr. E. A. Tulian, chairman, reported that the Auditing 

 Committee had examined the books of the Treasurer and 

 found them to be correct. Voted that the report be ac- 

 cepted and placed on file. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Dr. Geo. W. Field, chairman of the committee, pre- 

 sented a resolution extending the thanks of the Society 

 to the Department of Conservation of the State of Louis- 

 iana for the excellent entertainment and many courtesies 

 shown the members during the meeting. 



President Reighard called for a rising vote, and the 

 resolution was unanimously carried. 



Whereas, the annual floods have become a source of 

 enormous damage to property, and in many instances, a 

 serious menace to life; 



And whereas, the progressive drainage of such swamp 

 lands as are by nature directly available for holding back 

 flood waters, contributes in considerable measure to in- 

 creasing the danger and damage from floods, 



And whereas, these swamps, in some instances, are 

 natural spawning places and nurseries for fishes of many 

 useful species, and as well the peculiar and necessary 

 breeding places for several species of useful birds, and 

 whereas the drainage of swamp land is often sought 

 merely for local temporary or personal advantage with- 



