American Fisheries Society. BS 
Mr. Samuel Lovejoy of Bullochville, Georgia, presented a 
paper on the subject of What I have seen of Black Bass. 
The secretary then read a paper by Mr. Green on the value 
of aquatic plants. 
Mr. Titcomb took the chair. 
Mr. Charles G. Atkins then read a paper entitled The Utili- 
zation of Neglected Fishes. 
President: We have tomorrow five papers to be presented 
from members that are here, and two of them are illustrated, 
and if it is the pleasure of the society they will be given in the 
forenoon and then we will try to finish up in the afternoon. 
Mr. Joslin: I wish to make a committee report at this time, 
of the committee on resolutions, in regard to organizing. 
The committee met directly after the meeting of this body 
this morning, including the mover of the resolution, and after 
some discussion in which all the members of the committee par- 
ticipated, we unanimously agreed that the organization was not 
desirable, for one reason in particular, and that is, that it would 
require at least one meeting a year of the society in some named 
place in the articles of association, and as we meet only once a 
year it would practically destroy the society itself; and therefore 
the committee unanimously report that the resolution be not 
adopted, and that we do not organize under any charter or any 
laws of any state. 
I move the adoption of the report. 
Seconded and unanimously carried. 
Adjourned to 9:30 a.m. sharp, the next day. 
