38 Tzcciify-iiiiifli .-liimial Meeting 



Friday July 20, igoo. 



On board steamer Fish Hawk bound for the Narraganseti 

 Bay and Providence River. 



The President: The meeting will please come to order. I 

 will inquire if the auditing committee have audited the account 

 of the Treasurer and are ready to report? 



Mr. Peabod}' : Your committee have examined the report 

 of the Treasurer and find it correct as read. 



The President : I do not suppose it is necessary to act on 

 that report. 



On motion it was ordered that all papers not received 

 Ijefore the final adjournment should be considered as read 

 by title and that they be printed in the report of the meeting. 



Tlien followed in order the reading and discussion of 

 Mr. Downing's paper: address of Mr. Morse; discussion on 

 the care and feeding of brook trout, suggested by the trip 

 to the East Freetown trout hatchery : and the reading of the 

 papers of Mr. Stranahan and Prof. Mead. 



( )n call of President Titcomb, the Committee on Reso- 

 lutions sulmiitted the follo\\-ing report : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



Dr. Bushrod W. James: The Committee on Resolutions 



respectfulh- sulimits the following for your consideration and 



adoption : 



Whereas, The Society has received unusual courtesies from the 

 United States Fish Commissioner in the freedom for use of the resi- 

 dence and biological rooms at Woods Hole, Mass., and placing at the 

 disposal of our President for the use of our Society all the resources 

 of the station, together with the unstinted use of the vessels, the Fish 

 Hawk and the Grampus, wliicli have afforded the members of the Society 

 not only great pleasure but extraordinary facilities for the transction of 

 business. We desire to express our profound gratitude to the Hon. Geo. 



