American Fern Society 
In accordance with the requirements of the Consti- 
tution, I have appointed the following members a com- 
mittee to make nominations for officers for the year 
1916: Miss Nellie Mirick, Mr. Robert A. Ware, and 
Rev. James A. Bates. 
C. H. Bissewu, President. 
Tue Summer Meerincs.—The present number is 
issued especially early in order that the final plans for 
the Central New York field meeting may be thoroughly 
known. The meet will be held July 13-16, with head- 
quarters at the Mizpah Hotel, Syracuse, N. Y. Visiting 
members may stop at any of the downtown hotels, of 
which there are several good ones, or arrangements can 
be made for rooms at lower rates in the University 
section provided application is made beforehand to R. 
C. Benedict. 
The first meeting planned is an informal reception to 
be held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Spalding, 405 Comstock 
Ave., at 8 P. M., Tuesday, July 13, to which invitation 
is hereby given. At this time the actual plans for the 
field trips will be thoroughly discussed and the evening 
will also give a good chance for members to get well 
acquainted. Those who expect to be present are re- 
quested to send a word to Mrs. Spalding. 
The first trip will take place the following morning. 
The route will be by way of a Suburban R. R. trolley 
car for Jamesville, leaving the downtown terminal at 
8:30 A. M. Bring lunch. The main object of the whole 
meeting is to visit the Green Lakes region near James- 
ville. These lakes (there are two) are famous geologic- 
ally as representing the plunge basins of former glacial 
waterfalls comparable with Niagara. Today they are 
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