20 Thiiiy-nintli Anniuil Meeting 



Mr. Willard: In regard to the International Fishery 

 Congress prize, the committee upon awards decided to 

 withhold the prize, there being no paper presented which 

 was thought to warrant an award. They accordingly 

 turned the money back to the American Fisheries Society. 



It is a source of great satisfaction to the treasurer to re- 

 port a balance on the correct side of the ledger. Last year 

 we liad a deficit of about $50, the year befc^re we had a 

 small balance in the treasury, and four, five, and six years 

 liefore that we had deficits all the way from $50 to $200. 



Mr. Clark : I move that the treasurer's report be ac- 

 cepted and referred to the finance committee, and that the 

 treasurer be complimented very highly for the excellent 

 showing. 



Motion seconded and unanimously carried. 



President: The president desires to add his own appre- 

 ciation of the good work of the treasurer. The auditing 

 committee, which I think might as well be named now. will 

 consist of Mr. Dwight Lydell, Comstock Park, Michigan ; 

 Mr. S. F. Fullerton, St. Paul, Minn., and Mr. S. W. Down- 

 ing, Put-in Bay, Ohio. 



We will now receive the reports of standing committees, 

 and I will call upon the executive committee to report. 



Mr. \\\ K. Meeiian: I would like to ask for the post- 

 ])onement of that until a little later. 



President : Any other standing committees to report ? 



Mr. Meeeian : llie committee on foreign relations, but I 

 think you cannot get that report at present. 



President: The committee on foreign relations cannot 

 report until Mr. Titcomb arrives. He will ha\-e a report 

 to make, but it will nc^ be ready to present to this meeting, 

 unfortunately. If there are no other reports of standing 

 committees the next order of business is the appointment 

 of committees. 



The chair will appoint as a committee of five on nomina- 

 tion of officers for the ensuing year : Mr. S. W. Downing, 

 of Put-in Bav, Ohio; Mr. W. H. Safiford, of Conneaut 



