30 BULLETIN OF THE 



Preliminary to voting, the list of paid up members was read. 



The election of officers for the ensuing year was 'conducted in 

 accordance with the rules of the Society, with the following re- 

 sults : — 



President, Joseph Janvier Woodward. 



Vice-Presidents, W. B. Taylor, J. C. Welling, 



J. E. Hilgard, J. K. Barnes, 



Treasurer, Cleveland Abbe. 



Secretaries, T. N. Gill, C. E. Dutton. 



MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. 



John W. Powell, Simon Newcomb, 



William Harkness, E. B. Elliott, 



Garrick Mallery, Chas. A. Shott, 



John R. Eastman, Thomas Antisell, 



Jos. M. Toner. 



It was moved by Mr. Coffin — 



That the consideration of the subject of annual reports to be 

 made by the officers of the Society, be referred to the General 

 Committee, for such action as they may deem desirable. 



Adopted. 



It was also moved by Mr. Coffin — 



That the General Committee be requested to provide some means 

 for obtaining an annual address from the retiring President and 

 report the same to the Society. 



Adopted. 



Society then adjourned. 



188th Meeting. November 20, 1880. 



The President, Mr. J. J. Woodward, in the Chair, and 58 mem- 

 bers present. 



The newly-elected President addressed a few remarks to the So- 

 ciety, expressive of his high appreciation of the honor conferred 

 upon him by his election as President of the Society, and conveying 



