Abstract of Minutes. . xi 



Fehraary 2J/., 1893. > Special meeting. 



Meeting held in the Builders' Exchange Hall. President Hub- 

 bard in the chair. Attendance, 350. 



Major J. W. Powell introduced the speaker of the evening, Mr 

 W. D. Kelley, Engineer-in-charge of third Corps, Interconti- 

 nental Railway Commission. Mr Kelley exhibited a large num- 

 ber of lantern views, taken in the Andes while making a survey 

 from the equator south Avard 1,700 miles. 



March 10, 1893. Special meeting. 



Meeting held in the Builders' Exchange Hall. President Hub- 

 bard in the chair. Attendance, 500. 



Honoral)le H. L. Dawes in a short address introduced Mr C. L. 

 Carter, one of the commissioners from the Hawaiian islands, who 

 delivered an illustrated lecture on the peoples of these islands. 



March 15, 1893. Special meeting. 



The annual reception was held at the Arlington Hotel from 

 9 to 12 p m for the purpose of social intercourse between the 

 members. Attendance, 350. 



March 17, 1893. 78th meeting. 



Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. 

 Vice-President Merriam in the chair. Attendance, 30. 



Honorable Edwin Willits, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, 

 delivered an address on " The Benefits to Agriculture of geo- 

 graphic Research." Remarks were made by Messrs Merriam and 

 McGee. 



March 21f, 1893. Special meeting. 



Meeting held in the Builders' Exchange Hall. President Hub- 

 bard in the chair. Attendance, 600. 



General A. W. Greely presented the speaker of the evening. 

 Miss Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, who described " Japan and its 

 Inhabitants." A large number of lantern views Avere shown. 



March 31, 1893. 79th meeting. 



Meeting held in the Builders' Exchange Hall. President Hulv 

 bard in the chair. Attendance, 300. 



Mr E. D. Preston, of the United States Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey, gave the results of a scientific expedition to the Sandwich 

 islands. A few lantern views were shown. 



