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until the afternoon. A telegram was received from R. 
O. Sweeny, Treasurer of the Society, announcing that 
it would be impossible for him to be present at the 
meeting and sending a statement of his account. 
On motion, John Gay of Pennsylvania was appointed 
Treasurer pro: tem. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been printed 
in the report as published, on motion, the reading of the 
minutes was dispensed with. 
The President appointed the following committee on 
nominations of officers for the ensuing year; W. L 
May of Nebraska, Herschel Whitaker of Michigan, H. 
H. Cary of Georgia, John Gay of Pennsylvania and 
William H. Bowman of New York. 
Dr. B. W. James of Pennsylvania, H. WH. Cangaiae 
Georgia and W. L. May of Nebraska, were appointed 
a committee to audit the accounts of the Treasurer. 
On motion, a Committee of three was appointed to 
determine the time and place of the next meeting. The 
President appointed as such Committee W. L. May of 
Nebraska, L. D, Huntington of New York and B. W. 
James of Pennsylvania. 
On motion, the following gentlemen being duly nom- 
inated and seconded, were unanimously elected 
members of the Society : 
Howard A. Chase of Philadelphia, William E, 
Meehan of Philadelphia and William T. Wardle of 
New York. 
The President, Mr. Ford, then addressed the Society 
at length upon its work. 
A paper was read by Fred. Mather on “Improved 
Methods of Hatching Smelt.” 
