•SO Tzi'ciify-iiliif/i Annual Meeting 



AFTERNOON SESSION, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 8, 



Called to order by President Titcomb at 2:15. 



This session was devoted to the reading and (hscussion, 

 in order, of papers l)y Air. Wood, Air. Brewster and Dr. 

 Bartlett. 



Adjourned at 4:20 for a sail on the Grampus. Xo pa- 

 pers were read nor business transacted on the Grampus. 



EVENING SESSION, WEDNESDAY, JULY l8. 



Called to order by the President at 8:15. The Presi- 

 dent announced that annual dues were due and payable and 

 that the Treasurer was ready to receive tliem, also invited 

 proposals for membership. Eig-ht names were h.anded in 

 and the gentlemen were duly elected as members of the 

 Society. 



The President : Shall we proceed with the reading of the 

 papers or take up the detailed business now ? 



Mr. Ravenel : I would like to say that 1 will represent the 

 United States Fish Commission at the Pan-American Exposition. 

 Last year I called the attention of th.e State Commissioners 

 to the fact that we were to have a large aquarium and stated 

 that if any of the eastern states would like to, we should be very 

 glad to show their fishes in the government aquarium, and that 

 we would bear all the expenses of the shipment. Two weeks 

 ago I addressed a letter to many of the State Conmiissioners. 

 and I have here ^\■ith me a plan of the exhibit and shall be very 

 glad while here to explain fully any inquiries concerning it. We 

 cannot placard each aquarium saying that these fish are from 

 Massachusetts, etc., but we A\ill publish a report showing where 

 they are from, and we shall be very glad to do so. I would 

 especially like to have the co-operation of the Eastern States. 

 Maine. New Hampshire. A'ermont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island. 

 New York and Pennsvlvania. 



