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SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 63 



The subject of the time and phice of the next annual meeting 

 then came up for discussion. Mr. Spensley moved tliat the 

 meeting be held in Detroit on the third Tuesday in May, 1888. 



Dr. Gary moved to amend by svibstituting Washington for 

 Detroit. A general discussion followed, in which the compara- 

 tive merits of Washington, New York and other cities were 

 discussed. 



Mr. May thought that as Washington was the headcpiarters of 

 the United States Fish Commission and the National Museum, 

 where all articles and implements used in fish-cullure could be 

 seen, that it was the most interesting place in the countrv to 

 lujld the meeting ; that there would be a better attendance, 

 especially if Congress was in session, and that more valuable 

 papers and discussions would come to the meeting there than at 

 any other place. 



Mr. Mather agreed with Mr. May, and said that as an original 

 member, if not the founder of the Society, and speaking as one 

 who had never missed a meeting since the first one in 1S72, he 

 could say that he had met with the Society at Albany, New York 

 and Chicago; that it was his opinion that there were only two 

 places that a good successful meeting could be held, — these 

 were, as Mr. May has said, Washington, if Congress is in session 

 at the time, and the second place was New York City; but as 

 Michigan was strongly represented in the present meeting, and 

 if in the judgment of the members the next meeting should be 

 held at Detroit, he would pledge himself to attend it if possible, 

 and do all in his power to make it a success. 



Mr. Whittaker assured the members that he and his colleagues 

 of the Michigan Fish Commission, would do everything in their 

 power to make the meeting a success, and he felt assured that the 

 Society would be well attended. The question was called on the 

 amendment of Dr. Cary to meet in Washington, and was lost. 

 The question on the original motion was then put and carried. It 

 was resolved that the next meeting should be held in Detroit 

 on the third Tuesday in May, 1888. Messrs. Whittaker, Mather 

 and Bissell were appointed a committee to invite persons and 

 papers for the next meeting. 



