172 THE OTTAWA NarTuRALIST. | December 
The circular of information, issued by Secretary Fairchild to 
all the Fellows. refers to the details of arrangements for the 
meeting here, including facilities regarding customs as well as 
railway and hotel accommodation, usually given to the Fellows of 
the Soclety, announces a Council meeting for Tuesday evening, 
Dec. 26th at the Russell House, selected as Headquarters during 
the meeting. Through the courtesy of Dr. White, Principal of 
the Provincial Normal School, the Assembly Hall and adjoining 
rooms of this institution, five minutes’ walk from Headquarters, 
have been placed at the disposal of the Local Committee 
on behalf of the Society, for the forthcoming meetings, and these 
are in every way suited for the purpose. 
Lantern and other facilities for illustrating papers to be read 
before the Society have been provided. 
Through the kindness of the Commissioner of Customs of 
Canada all packages, specimens, charts or documents intended, or 
serving, to illustrate papers read and presented at the Geological 
Society’s meeting will be admitted free of duty. 
A large attendance is expected at this meeting as many have 
already signified their intention of being present. A local Com- 
mittee has charge of details for the Meeting. The evening 
sessions, when the work of the day is over, promise to be of an 
interesting nature. To relieve the burden of the day-work a 
couple of functions have been arranged for already and the Annual 
Dinner of the Society will be followed by a Reception at which 
His Excellency the Governor General will be present The Pre- 
mier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Hon. Mr. Oliver, Minister of the 
Interior, and head of the Geological Survey Department, as well 
as other Cabinet ministers in the Capital are also expected to be 
guests at the dinner. 
The meetings partake of an international character and the 
Public Lecture to be given on Thursday, Dec. 28th, will be on 
‘ The preservation of Niagara Falls””—a subject of deep interest 
to all North American citizens. 
The following order of events has been practically decided 
for the evening entertainments : 
(1) Presidential address ; Prof. Raphael Pumpelly. To be 
given in the Russell House parlour. Followed by a smoker. 
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