ABSTKACT FKOM THE JUNTO MINUTE BOOK. 121 



Aug. 13th. John P. Simitiere (Corresponding Mem- 

 ber) introduced. Thomas Coomb, Sen. elected a resi- 

 dent member, and Dr. Benj. Gale and Pool, Corre- 

 sponding Members. 



Sept. 23rd. Jos. Bringhurst elected. At this meet- 

 ing the laws, revised once more, are ratified, and, in 

 their new form, copied on the minutes. The Society 

 now took the name of "The American Society, held at 

 Philadelphia for promoting Useful Knowledge." 



[The Kules are much changed. The four qualifi- 

 cations are dispensed with, and an ' ' Obligation " is 

 substituted, which must be signed by the member on 

 his introduction. The members are divided into Fel- 

 lows, and Corresponding Members, and the officers 

 changed to a President, Vice-President, Secretary, 

 and Corresponding Secretary, three Curators, and a 

 Treasurer, to be elected annually at the last meeting 

 in April. The anniversary is continued (the first of 

 May) on which to dine or sup together, "the better 

 to preserve that friendship which is proposed by the 

 members. "] 



Oct. 7th. "C. Thomson is desired to get a book with 

 the Obligation copied therein, where the members 

 may sign.' 7 



14th. "The Medical Society, subsisting in this 

 place, ' ' proposed to be incorporated with this Society. 



Jos. Bringhurst elected a fellow, and Arbo, Win. 

 Scull, Joseph Hutchins, Himili, and Day, Correspond- 

 ing Members. 



