Abstract of Minutes. ■ xix 



After a recess the 6th annual meeting convened. Attendance, 

 60. 



By vote of the Society, the following amendments to the By- 

 laws were adopted : 



Article V, second paragraph, omit. 



Article VI, second paragraph, change " December " to " May." 

 Third paragraph change to read as follows : " The last regular 

 meeting in December shall be set apart for the President's an- 

 nual address." Fourth paragraph, change '' January " to " No- 

 vember and December." 



The joint report of the Secretaries was presented and adopted. 



The annual report of the Treasurer was presented and referred 

 to an auditing committee consisting of Messrs Rizer, Winston 

 and Flint. 



By vote of the Society, the ofhcers elected this date are to hold 

 over until the last regular meeting in May, 1895. 



The annual election of officers for the year 1894 was then held, 

 with the following result : ^ 



President — -Gardiner G. Hubbard. 



. Vice-Presidents — T. C. Mendenhall (land) ; 



George W. Melville (sea) ; ■ 



A. W. Greely (air) ; 



C. Hart Merriam (life) ; 



W. B. Powell (art) ; 



Henry Gannett (commercial geograph}^- 



Treasurer — -C. J. Bell. 



Recording Secretary — Cyrus C. Babb. 



Corresponding Secretary — Eliza R. Scidmore. 



Managers — Marcus Baker, 

 H. F. Blount, 

 G. K. Gilbert, 

 Everett Hay den, 

 John Hyde, 

 W J McGee, 

 F. H. Newell, 

 Edwin Willits. 



