XXIV National Geographic Magazine. 
number of standard geographic works from Mr E. L. Berthoud, 
of Golden, Colorado. The library is now well worthy of a larger 
and more accessible room than has been available hitherto; this 
matter is now under consideration and will doubtless soon be 
settled in a way that wil) add greatly to our facilities for geo- 
graphic study. | 
Tue NationaL GroGRAPHIc MAGAZINE, the official publication 
of the Society, has maintained its high standard in spite of the 
difficulties of publication by a committee whose members can 
ill afford the time and effort required. It is but fair to state that 
by far the greater part of the work and responsibility has fallen 
to the chairman of the committee, Mr W J McGee, to whom 
credit for results achieved, in spite of many difficulties, is there- 
fore largely due. The accompanying complete statement of the 
contents of the Magazine, volumes I to VI, with a list of prices 
and number of copies on hand for sale, will, it is thought, be of 
general interest to members and others. From this statement 
it will be seen, too, that it is proposed to publish the Magazine 
hereafter bimonthly. — 
For the coming season it is thought desirable to secure still 
larger halls for both our popular and technical meetings, as we 
have entirely outgrown those hitherto used. Arrangements 
have already been made to bring about this result, and the com- 
ing season will doubtless show a still larger membership and at- 
tendance. It is likely, too, that a plan will be perfected by which 
regular notices of meetings can be sent to every member—if not 
weekly, at least every two weeks—in place of the calendars that 
have been issued from time to time, at irregular intervals, during 
the past year. It should be understood, however, that the ad- 
vantages of such regular notices have not at any time been under- 
estimated, but the item of expense for postage has been very 
heavy—indeed, far more so than one can realize at first thought. 
With 900 active members a weekly notice—even using postal 
cards—costs, including printing and addressing, about $12.00, 
or say $400 a year, and it was thought that if half of this amount 
could be saved, without material inconvenience, it was well 
worth trying; the printing is a small item in comparison with 
the expense of postage, and the calendars that have been issued, 
in conjunction with the notices in the daily press each week, 
would seem to answer the purpose almost as well and at far 
less expense. 
