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Mines, Paris ; Geological, Astronomical, Meteorological, 

 Geographical Societies, Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 

 " Nature," London ; Natural History Society of Northumber- 

 land, Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle- upon- 

 Tyne ; Philosophical Society, Glasgow ; Geological and Nat- 

 ural History Survey of Canada, Montreal ; Canadian Institute, 

 Toronto ; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Society of 

 Natural History, Boston ; Museum of Comparative Zoology, 

 Cambridge ; Brown University, Providence, R. I. ; Yale 

 University, "American Journal of Science," New Haven, Conn. ; 

 Entomological Society, Prof/ W. Le Conte Stevens, Brooklyn ; 

 Cornell University, Ithaca ; New York Academy of Sciences, 

 American Chemical Society, New York Historical Society, 

 Eev. John Hall, D.D., New York ; College of Pharmacy, Frank- 

 lin Institute, Editors of the "Medical and Surgical Reporter" 

 and the " Medical News," Prof. II. D. Gregory, LL.D., Phila- 

 delphia ; U. S. Naval Institute, Annapolis; Maryland Institute, 

 Baltimore ; U. S. Engineer Office, Department of the Interior 

 and of State, Commissioner of Education, U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion, Mr. Lester F. Ward, Col. Garrick Mallery, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Photographs were received from II Marchese de Gregorio 

 Palermo, and Dr. R. H. Alison, Ardmore, Pa. 



The deaths of the following 'members were announced : 



J. H. C. Coffin, U. S. N., January 8, 1890, Washington, D.C. 

 set. 75. 



William D. Kelley, M. C. (of Philadelphia), at Washing- 

 ton, D. C., January 9, 1890 (b. April 12, 1814). 



The stated business of the meeting was then taken up, and 

 Henry Phillips, Jr., was unanimously reflected Librarian for 

 the ensuing year. 



On motion, the President was authorized to appoint at his 

 leisure the Standing Committees of the Society, which he sub- 

 sequently appointed as follows : 



Finance. 

 William B. Rogers, Philip C. Garrett, C. S. Wurts. 



