SECRETARIES’ REPORT. XXIII 
( 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARIES. 
WasuHineton City, December 20, 1884. 
To the Philosophical Society of Washington : 
_ We have the honor to present the following statistical data | 
for 1884. 
At the beginning of the year the number of active members 
was : : : - : ‘ : : : pe hod 
This number has been increased by the addition of 35 new 
members and by the return of 5 absent members. It has 
been diminished by the departure of 13 members and by 
the death of 5. There have been no resignations. The 
net increase of active members has thus been 22 
And the active membership is now : ; : Te ema W 65) 
The roll of new members is: 
W.S. BarnarD. WILLIAM LAWRENCE. 
T. H. BEAN. J. A. MAHER. 
H. W. Buarr. J. B. Marcovu. 
C. O. BoUTELLE. WASHINGTON MATTHEWS. 
F. T. Bow.ugs. G. P. MERRILL. 
S. J. Brown. JoHN Murpocu. 
G. E. Curtis. Basti Norris. 
F. P. DEwery. | H. G. O@pEN. 
Je. DIGEER. 12s Eel yay 
R. E. Ear. W. M. PoInDEXTER. 
WILLIAM EIMBECK, EUGENE RICKSECKER. 
AsaPH HALL, Jr. THOMAS ROBINSON. 
J. M. Greqory. : R. E. C. STEARNS. 
DS Rev eirAP: GILBERT THOMPSON. 
Romyn Hitcucock. C. H. WHITE. 
W. D. JoHnson. T. M. WoopRvurFF. 
S. H. KaAuFFMANN. W.S. YEATES. 
M. B. Kerr. 
The names of deceased members are: 
BENJAMIN ALVORD. O. E. Bascock. H. W. Buiarr- 
CHARLES EWING. J. J. WOODWARD. 
There have been 15 general meetings for the presentation and 
discussion of papers (not including the public meeting of Dec. 6); 
the average attendance has been 42. There have been six meetings 
of the Mathematical Section ; average attendance 15. 
In the general meeting 32 communications have been presented ; 
in the mathematical section 11. Altogether 43 communications 
have been made by 32 members and one guest. The number of 
members who have participated in the discussions is 38. The total 
number who have contributed to the scientific proceedings is 50, or ° 
29 per cent. of the present active membership. 
Very Respectfully, G. K. GinBert, 
H. Farquuar, 
Seerctaries. 
