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the meeting and extremely rough water on the next day necessitated the 

 cancelling of the Farallon trip. Dr. Evermann, however, arranged to have 

 the Albatross cruise around the bay and a large party of A. O. U. members 

 and friends enjoyed the trip, while others visited Mt. Tamalpais and the 

 Muir woods. The eastern members then scattered to visit the Exposition 

 and various parts of California, many of them being entertained by Dr. 

 and Mrs. C. Hart Merriam at their summer home at Lagunitas. 



The regular detailed account of the meeting, which could not be prepared 

 in time for this issue, will appear in the October 'Auk.' 



At the business session the proposed changes in the By-Laws whereby 

 Members will hereafter share with Fellows the business of the Union and 

 the election of Officers, Members, and Associates, were finally adopted. 



The present officers were re-elected and Philadelphia was selected as the 

 place of meeting in 1916, the time being left to the local committee. It 

 was the expressed wish of all the eastern members in attendance that a 

 large delegation from 'the coast' might be present on this occasion so that 

 an opportunity might be provided for repaying, in part at least, the gener- 

 ous hospitality of California and the Cooper Ornithological Club. 



