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Bulletin No. 3 



THE NEXT SUMMER MEETING ON MT. WASHINGTON. 



(Reprinted from the Botanical Bulletin). 



The Botanical and Bird Clubs by unanimous vote accepted the 

 invitation of the officers of the New England Federation of Natural 

 History Societies to join in a federation field-meeting next summer on 

 Mt. Washington. Mr. John Ritchie, Jr., of Boston was present at 

 the winter meeting and not only explained the plan in some detail 

 but exhibited a beautiful series of lantern slides illustrating Mount 

 Washington scenery and flora. 



The Field Meeting will be on the general plan of those of the 

 Appalachian Mountain Club, with the various conveniences that the 

 excursion work of the Club has developed, including leaders, lunch 

 boxes, paraffine paper, lists of the party, etc. The plan will be to 

 spend the days in walks and collecting trips about the peaks, ravines, 

 and "lawns" and the evenings and unpleasant mornings in the com- 

 paring and identification of specimens and the presentation of papers, 

 one evening being devoted to societies of each of the New England 

 States. To defray the costs of the Meeting, the Federation will ask of 

 each one who attends a fee of $1.00. 



The arrangements for board at the Summit House, where the 

 regular rate is $5.00 per day, is this: One day, $4.00; two days, $7.50; 

 three days, $10.50; four days, $13.00; five days, $15.00; six days, $16.50 

 and seven days, $17.50. For any wishing to remain longer, the rate 

 will be then, $2.50 a day. 



Arrangements will also be made to have up-tickets and down- 

 tickets on the Mount Washington railway separate, so that any who 

 wish to walk one way will not be obliged to pay the full double fare. 

 The rate to Federation members will be $2.00 each way. 



We are advised by Mr. Ritchie that it has been decided that the 

 official convening of the Federation will occur on Wednesday evening, 

 July 1 and the official closing on Wednesday, July 8. Friday, July 3, has 

 been designated as Vermont Club Day, with its meeting in the evening. 



It remains to be decided whether it may be most satisfactorily 

 occupied by a presidential address, by a general "roll call" including 

 an original contribution from our "poet laureate," or by serving Ver- 

 mont sugar on snow from Tuckerman ravine. Whatever is decided 

 will be announced later. The thing of chief importance as contribu- 

 ting to its success is that as many Vermonters as practicable go and 

 that all who are going, so plan as to be present that day. Early 

 application for places is desirable, since other parties have made ap- 

 plication for the rooms not used by the Federation. Communicate 

 directly with Mr. J. H. Emerton, Secretary of the Federation, 194 

 Clarendon St., Boston, Mass. 



