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make all the arrangemeins necessary lu suil your con- 

 venience. ( Applause. ) 



Mr. W. E. Meehan : I hope we will accept the invita- 

 tion, but I would suggest Wednesday instead of Thurs- 

 day. Usually we finish our business entirely by Thursday 

 noon. jMany of the members must go awa}- aljoul that 

 lime, and while it is possible that the meeting might be 

 carried later than Thursda}^ noon, it would be safer. I 

 thinjc, and insure a better attendance if Wednesda\' were 

 decided upon rather than Thursday. 



President : I take great pleasure in acknowledging the 

 courtesy of your invitation, and all the more, because, if 

 I remember rightly, it was in Ohio, in 1853, that the arti- 

 ficial ])reeding of brook trout began, with the experiments 

 of Dr. Theodatus Garlick, of Cleveland. We have all 

 heard a great deal about the famous Castalia stream, which 

 is undoubtedly the finest stream in Ohio for brook trout, 

 and the brook trout has been the first love of ])ri\'ate 

 fish culturists and public fish culturists since the time 

 of I3r. Theodatus Garlick. It goes without saying that 

 we are all interested in seeing a success such as yours. 

 Therefore, we shall try to acce])t your invitation, and 

 I will ask some of the members to immediatel}' make 

 such arrangements as are feasible, communicating with 

 Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Brown. I will ask Mr. Meehan 

 and Air. Fullerton to serve as a committee to take u]) this 

 subject as soon as possible and let us know the result at the 

 afternoon session. 



Mr. Brown: Permit us to suggest, if it is thought de- 

 sirable, that the Society visit the clu1) tomorrow instead of 

 Thursdav. We can make arrangements, but we would like 

 to know at the earliest possible moment, as (xu" normal 

 conditions do not provide for the entertainment of so large 

 a number, and we shall have to make provision for your 

 entertainment. T will communicate with the club by tele- 

 phone and make arrangements for tomorrow, if it is thought 

 desirable. I can do so as well as for Thuisdav. 



