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Mrs. Anita F. Douredoure, 2203 Spring Garden St., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. Subject — Cypraidce. 



Miss E. H. Pitman, Box 295, Bristol, R. I. Subject — Mollusca 

 of New England. 



John W. Palmer, Union League Club, Chicago, III. Subject — 

 (not chosen yet). 



Warren W. Herman, 149 Emerson St., Boston, Mass. Subject 

 — (not chosen yet). 



Wm. H. Weeks, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y. has chosen for his sub- 

 ject of special study, the genus Bulimus. 



In reference to the suggestion of a Convention of the members to 

 be held at Chicago next summer, there have been but few responses 

 as yet. The idea, however, will probably grow, and the members 

 may become interested in it. It is merely a suggestion as yet and 

 of course, will amount to nothing unless the majority of members 

 think it a good thing. Let us hear from the members. 



John H. Thomson of New Bedford, Mass., writes: "I like the 

 suggestion of a Congress of Conchologists at the World's Fair 

 next year." 



Dr. W. S. Strode is in full accord with the idea as may be seen 

 from the following letter: 



Lewistown, III, Sept. 7, 1892. 

 John H. Campbell, Esq. 



Dear *S7r.— Your idea suggested in last Nautilus to have a 

 Convention during the World's Fair of the " Amer. Asso. Con- 

 chologists" is just the thing. I am heartily in favor of it and 

 think it would double the pleasure of a visit to Chicago, at least in 

 my case, to meet the Conchologists face to fiice, and form an 

 acquaintance that has been hitherto only on paper. Let's have it 

 by all means and then thoroughly discuss, review and possibly 

 revise our loved shells. If this can be done, I would not miss going 

 to the World's Fair, for anything. Yours truly, 



W.S. Strode. 



Mrs. M. Burton Williamson, of University P. O., Cal., has pre- 

 pared and published (by Smithsonian Institution) " An Annotated 

 List of the Shells of San Pedro Bay and Vicinity." It is a valu- 

 able list and highly creditable to the author. We have had occa- 

 sion already, to use it in connection with the collection of the Amer. 

 Association and find it of the greatest value. Several new species 

 of Prof. Dall's are described and figured. 



