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" On Certain Generalizations of the Problem of Three Bodies," 

 by President Edgar Odell Lovett, of Houston, Texas. 



" Penrose's Graphical Method for Orbit Determination," by Prof. 

 Eric Doolittle, of Flower Observatory, Philadelphia. 



Evening SessioH. 

 William W, Keen, LL.D., President, in the Chair. 



Commemoration of the Centenary of Charles Darzvin's Birth 

 {February 12, 18 op) and the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publica- 

 tion of the "Origin of Species" (November 24, 1859). 



The following addresses were delivered: 



" Personal Reminiscences of Charles Darwin and of the Recep- 

 tion of the ' Origin of Species' " by His Excellency, the Right Hon- 

 orable James Bryce, British Ambassador at Washington. 



" The Influence of Darwin on Natural Science," by Prof. George 

 Lincoln Goodale, of Cambridge. 



" The Influence of Darwin on the Mental and Moral Sciences," 

 by Prof. George Stuart Fullerton, of New York. 



Attention was called to the fact that there were two members of 

 the Society still living who were friends and colaborers of Charles 

 Darwin — Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and Dr. Alfred Russell Wal- 

 lace, and it was ordered that on the occasion of this Commemoration 

 the Society transmit by cable to them its greetings and congratula- 

 tions on the general acceptance of the views in the elaboration and 

 promulgation of which they took an active and effective part. 



Saturday, April 24. Executive Session — 10 o'clock. 



Albert A. Michelson, LL.D., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Candidates for membership were balloted for, and the tellers 

 reported the election of the following: 



Residents of the United States. 



Louis A. Bauer, Ph.D. (Berlin), Washington, D. C. 

 Marston Taylor Bogert, New York City. 

 Hermon Carey Bumpus, Ph.D., New York City. 

 Alexis Carrel, M.D., New York City. 



