PROCEEDINGS 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. 



ABSTRACT OF MINUTES. 



First Regular Meeting, Feb. lY, 1888. — Held in the Law 

 Lecture room of Columbian University, the president, Mr. Hub- 

 bard, in the chair. 



The president delivered an inaugural address. 



Major J. W. Powell lectured on the Physiography of the 

 United States. 



Second Regular Meeting, March 3, 1888. — Held in the Law 

 Lecture room of the Columbia University, vice-president Bart- 

 lett in the chair. 



Paper : Patagonia, by Mr. W. E. Curtiss. 



Third JRegxdar Meeting, March 17, 1888, — Held in the Assem- 

 bly Hall of the Cosmos Club, the president, Mr. Hubbard, in the 

 chair. 



Paper : Physical Geography of the Sea, by Commander J. R. 

 Bartlett. 



Fourth Regidar Meeting, March 31, 1888. — Held in the As- 

 sembly Hall of the Cosmos Club, the president, Mr. Hubbard, in 

 the chair. 



Discussion was had on the proposed Physical Atlas of the 

 United States, participated in by Messrs. Gannett, Gilbert, 

 Ogden, Greely, Marcus Baker, Willis, Bartlett, Merriam, Ward, 

 Henshaw and Abbe. 



Fifth Regular Meeting, April 13, 1888. — Held in the Assem- 

 bly Hall of the Cosmos Club, vice-president Merriam in the 

 chair. 



The discussion of the proposed Physical Atlas of the United 

 States was continued, and was participated in by Messrs. Marcus. 

 Baker, Greely, Willis, Cosmos Mindeleff, Gilbert Thompson, 

 Kenaston, Gannett and Van Deman. 



