640 MINUTES. [Nov. 16, 
Stated Meeting, November 2, 1900. 
Vice-President WIsTAR in the Chair. 
Present, 28 members. 
Dr. Wharton Sinkler, a newly elected member, was pre- 
sented to the Chair, and took his seat in the Society. 
The Librarian laid upon the table a list of the donations. 
to the Library, and thanks were ordered therefor. 
The decease of the following members was announced : 
Dr. Edward R. Squibb, at Brooklyn, on October 25, aged 
81 years. 
Rt. Hon. Friedrich Max-Miiller, at Oxford, England, on 
October 28. | 
Dr. A. E. Kennelly made some remarks on ‘‘ The Hlectrical 
Features and Novelties of the Paris Exposition,” and Mr. Carl 
Herring spoke on the same subject. 
Prof. Edwin Grant Conklin was elected a Councillor to fill 
the unexpired term of the late Dr. J. M. DaCosta. 
The Society was adjourned by the presiding officer. 
Stated Meeting, November 16, 1900. 
Vice-President SELLERS in the Chair. 
Present, 23 members. 
Prof. E. W. Brown and Mr. Percival Lowell, newly elected 
members, were presented to the Chair and took their seats in 
the Society. 
Letters were read from Hon. George Gray, of Wilmington, 
Del., accepting membership in the Society, and from Prof. 
K. G. Conklin accepting election as a Councillor. 
The Librarian laid upon the table the list of donations to. 
the Library, and thanks were ordered therefor. 
Mr. Percival Lowell presented a paper upon ‘‘ Evidence 
from Mars Upon the Cause of the Glacial Period,’ which 
was discussed by Profs. Doolittle, Snyder and Brown and 
Vice-President Sellers. 
The Society was adjourned by the presiding officer. 
