94 THE NAUTILUS. 



PROPOSALS FOR AN AMERICAN CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



The Brooklyn Conchological Club, which has maintained a suc- 

 cessful organization for several years, proposed last May the forma- 

 tion of a society of national scope, appointing a committee to form 

 a preliminary organization. This committee elected the following 

 officers : President, Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, Philadelphia ; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Louis A. Gratacap, New York ; Treasurer, Silas C. Wheat, 

 Brooklyn ; Secretary, Maxwell Smith, New York. These officers 

 to serve until a permanent national organization can be formed. 



At the International Zoological Congress held in Boston in 

 August, those interested in mollusks held an impromptu meeting, 

 and appointed the following committee to consider the question of 

 organizing a society : Dr. W. H. Dall, Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, Elizabeth 

 J. Letson, Silas C. Wheat, John Ritchie, Jr. 



If sufficient interest in the proposed society is manifested a perma- 

 nent organization will be effected. A general expression of the feel- 

 ing among conchologists towards the project is desired. 



Suggestions may be sent by those interested to Mr. Maxwell 

 Smith, Secretary, 265 West 72d street, New York City, or to the 

 Editors of The Nautilus. It is hoped that some abstract of the 

 responses may be received in time for publication in the issue of 

 January 1st next. 



Dr. Dall, Chairman of the Boston Committee, has drafted the 

 following : 



Memorandum of Suggestions for the Organization or an American 

 Conchological Association or Society. 



Name. — The American Conchological Society would be better than 

 " National," as Mexican, Cuban, or Canadian members, whom it would be de- 

 sirable to include, might object to the term " National " as excluding them. 



Office. — To promote intercourse between the students of Mollusca, recent or 

 fossil, in North America, the Antilles and Hawaii; to encourage the study of 

 Mollusks by meetings and publications, or other means suitable for the pur- 

 pose, and to interest the general public in the study of shells. 



Officers. — The officers shall comprise a president, a vice-president for each 

 section, a general secretary and a treasurer, and an executive council consist- 

 ing of nine members. 



Members. — The membership of the Society shall be divided into the follow- 



