viii National Qeofjraplik Ma.cja.zine. 



Mar ell SI, 1801. Special ineetlng. 



^Meeting held in the LaAV Lecture Room of Columbian Uni- 

 versity. Vice-President Ogden in the chair. Attendance, 800.^ 



Mr. Sergius Stepniak deli^'ered an address on " The 'Russian 

 peasantry." 



April S, 189 1. olst meHing. 



Meeting held in the Assemljly Hall of the Cosmos Clul\ Vice- 

 President Hayden in the chair. Attendance, 85. 



A paper on " The Mackenzie river and Colinson," by Vice- 

 President Clreely, was read by title in the absence of the author. 



Ensign J. A. Hoogewerff, U. S. N., presented an account of the 

 " Magnetic work of the United States Naval Observator3^" The 

 paper was discussed liy Messrs Baker, Abbe, Ogden, Hayden, 

 and Hoogewerff. 



Mr. F. H. Bigelow presented a paper on " Auroral streamers.'' 



Mr. Cleveland ' Abbe made some remarks on " Tlieories of 

 magnetic phenomena." 



April 11, 1891. Special meeting. 



Meeting held in the Lecture Hall of the National Museum. 

 President Hubbard in the chair. Attendance, 750. 



Major J. W. Powell delivered an address on '• The (Irand 

 canon of Colorado river." 



Ajrril 17, 1891. 52d meeting. 



Meeting held in Lincoln Hall. President Hul:)liard in the 

 chair. Attendance, 1,000. 



Mr. Geo. W. Melville, Engineer-in-Chief, U. S. N., briefly ex- 

 plained the purposes of arctic exploration. 



Civil Engineer R. E. Peary, U. S. N., adch-essed the Society on 

 the subject of his proposed northern Greenland expedition of 

 1891-92. The lecturer exhibited and explained a number of 

 lantern-slide views illustrating arctic scenery and modes of 

 traveling. 



On the conclusion of the address a United States flag, pro- 

 vided for the purpose by Miss Ulrica Dahlgren, was presented 

 by the President on behalf of the Society to Lieut. Peary, who 

 responded feelingly. 



