56 Thirteenth Congress of the A. O. U. [££ 



present. The Secretary's report gave the membership of the 

 Union at the opening of the present Congress as 667, constituted 

 as follows: Active, 47; Honorary, 20; Corresponding, 68; 

 Associate, 532 ; the total increase for the year being 51. 



During the year the Union lost forty-six members, — eleven by 

 death, fifteen by resignation, and twenty were dropped for non- 

 payment of dues. The members lost by death were George 

 Newbold Lawrence, 1 one of the Founders and an Honorary 

 Member, who died in New York City, Jan. 17, 1895, m tlie 

 eighty-ninth year of his age ; Professor Thomas Henry Huxley, 

 who died in London, England, June 29, 1895, aged 70, also an 

 Honorary Member ; Edward Hargitt, 2 a Corresponding Member, 

 who died in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 19, 1895, in the sixtieth 

 year of his age; and Henry T. Wharton, also a Corresponding 

 Member, particulars of whose death have not yet been received. 

 Also the following Associates: Dr. Frederick H. Hoadley, 8 

 who died at Palm Peach, Florida, Feb. 26, 1895, aged 45; 

 George H. Ragsdale, 4 who died in Gainsville, Texas, March 

 25, 1895 ! Hon. Franklin Fairbanks, 5 who died in St. Johnsbury, 

 Vt., April 24, 1895, aged 67 ; Rev. A. H. Gesner, 6 who died 

 at Sing Sing, N. Y., April 30, 1895 ; John S. Cairns, 7 who was 

 accidentally killed June 10, 1895, while on a collecting trip to 

 Plack Mountain, N. C. ; Dr. W. H. Stowe, who died in Palmer, 

 Mass., March, 1895; James H. Slater, who died at Nashua, in 

 February, 1895, a ged 17. 



The report of the Treasurer showed the finances of the Union 

 to be in excellent condition, much better than ever before. 



William Brewster was elected President ; Dr. C. Hart Merriam 

 and Robert Ridgway, Vice-Presidents ; John H. Sage, Secretary ; 

 William Dutcher, Treasurer; Dr. J. A. Allen, Charles F. Batchel- 



1 For an obituary notice, see Auk, XII, pp. 19S-199, also Memorial Address 

 in the present number. 



2 For an obituary notice, see Ibid., p. 31 5. 



:i For an obituary notice, see Ibid., p. 199. 



* For an obituary notice, see Ibid., 316. 



For an obituary notice, see Ibid., pp. 315-316. 



6 For an obituary notice, see Ibid., p. 316. 



' For an obituary notice, see Ibid., p. 315. 



