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[May 18, 



Dr. Morris moved a vote of thanks to the donors, which 

 was adopted. 



Committees on " Membership " and the " Memorial Dinner " 

 reported progress. 



A letter was received from Mr. Ben. D. Peter, Lexington, 

 Ky.j announcing the death of his father. Dr. Robert Peter, 

 April 26, 1894, let. 89. 



Obituary notice of George de Benneville Keim was read by 

 Dr. Brinton. 



Mr. Bache read his views on " The Dynamics of Boxing." 



Nomination No. 1273 was read. 



Mr. Prime moved and Dr. Brinton seconded the following 

 resolution : 



Resolved, That J. Sergeant Price, the Treasurer of the American Pliilo- 

 sophical Society, is hereby autliorized and directed to oast tlie vote to 

 wliicli the corporation is entitled as a policy holder and contributor of 

 "The Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from 

 Loss by Fire," at any election for Directors and Treasurer of the corponi- 

 tion last named, to serve for the year ending the second Monday of April, 

 1895, and to vote on any questions that may arise at the meeting at which 

 the said election is held. 



The resolution was unanimously adopted. 



And the Society was adjourned by the presiding member. 



Stated Meeting^ May IS, 1894- 

 President Fraley in the Chair. 



Col. Henry DuPont, a newly elected member, was presented 

 to the Chair, and took his seat. 



Minutes of meeting May 4th read. 



Correspondence was submitted as follows : 



Letters of envoy were received from the Institut Egyptian, 

 Cairo ; Geological Survey of India, Calcutta ; K. K. A stro- 

 nomisch-metcorologische Obscrvatorium, Triest, Austria ; Uni- 

 versitu de Lyon, Lyon, France ; Royal Statistical Society, 



