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But I cannot close without suggesting also that after Mr. 

 Clark reads his paper on "WHiat is a Fingerling," Mr. 

 Gunckel read a paper on "Why is a Carp." (Great laugh- 

 ter. ) 



Pre.sii)ENT : I think Mr. Clark and everybody else will 

 admit that it is no joke to raise fingerlings, even if fingerling 

 be a joke. 



The Society then adjourned until 7.30 p. ni. 



Evening Session, July 27, 1909. 



The meeting convened at 7.30 o'clock. 



President : The committee on the fortieth anniversary 

 will be Mr. Charles H. Townsend, director of the New 

 York Aquarium, chairman; Mr. Frank N. Clark, North- 

 ville. Mich. ; Dr. Hugh M. Smith, W^ashington. D. C. ; Mr. 

 \\\ E. Meehan, Harrisburg, Pa., and Mr. George P. Sladc, 

 president of the South Side Sportsmen's Club. Long Island, 

 New York. 



Mr. Clark: Would it n(it be better to offer some name 

 instead of mine? 



President : The president does not think so. 



Mr. Clark : It occurred to me today, after I made the 

 motion and you very courteously appointed me as the chair- 

 man of that committee, or said you were going to, that it 

 was very kind in }'Ou. but perhaps the members of that com- 

 mittee should be mostly New York men. Now if you are 

 sure you have not enough on there for that purpose, I do not 

 wish to shirk any duty. 



President : We have one western man, Mr. Clark, four 

 eastern men, one from Washington, one from Philadelphia, 

 and two from New York. I might say further that although 

 not identified with the committee, I shall do all in my power 

 personally to aid to make the fortieth anniversary meeting 

 a great success. 



Mr. Meehan : As one of the members appointed on that 

 committee J hope you will see that Mr. Clark's name is re- 



