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suit «>f the operation I am still in ignorance, l)ut I ho])e all 

 things will turn out for the hest. 



Mr. S. F. Fullertox, St. Paul, Minn.: Since Mr. Pea- 

 l)o(l\- is ill, I think there ought to he an acting recording sec- 

 retar\', and I take great pleasure in nominating Mr. Ward T. 

 l)()\ver for that position. 



Motion seconded hy Mr. W. K. Meehan, of Pennsylvania. 



President: I was al)out to l)ring that up myself, before 

 proceeding any further with the order of business. Of 

 course, we cannot transact business without having a record, 

 and \()U ha\-e heard the motion. Idie nomination of Mr. 

 Ward d\ l)0\ver as acting recording secretary is made. 



Motion unanimousl}' carried. 



Mr. Ward T. Bower, Washington, D. C. : I shall en- 

 dea\"or to do the best I can with the ol^ce of lengthy title. 



President: Before the roll call of members is taken it 

 would be best for me to announce that upon this table there 

 are cards for ap])lication for membership, and I trust that 

 ihe\- will l)e used. Mr. Bower also has an announcement to 

 make, coming from one of our esteemed members in Wash- 

 ington. 



Mr. Ward T. Bower: Through me the Hon. George M. 

 Bowers, Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, sends his 

 greetings to the Society, and at the same time regrets his ina- 

 bilitv to 1)e present at the opening of the meeting. He states 

 that it is possible but hardly probable that he will be in 

 attendance later on. He wdshes and sincerely trusts that the 

 meeting will l)e a success in e\-ery way. I am sure that it is 

 a matter of regret to all that the Commissioner cannot be 

 present with us upon this occasion. It is also to l)e deplored 

 that Dr. H. M. Smith, the (le])uty commissioner, cannot be 

 with us. 



There was one duty that tlie Commissioner particularly 

 charged me with. Tt is his earnest \\'ish that the names of 

 the President of the United States, the Honorable \\^illiam 

 Howard Taft, and the Secretary of the Department of Com- 

 merce and Labor, the Honorable Cliarles Nagel, be presented 



