166 National QeogrojphiG Magazine. 



The society has lost one member by death during the year, Mr. 

 James Stevenson. 



The present number of members is 209. 



The society has held 14 meetings, 3 3 of which have been 

 devoted to the presentation of papers. It has published the first 

 number of a magazine, copies of which have been distributed 

 to the members of the society, to others interested in geography 

 and to the geographic societies throughout the world for purposes 

 of exchange. 



The society has also undertaken the preparation of a Physical 

 Atlas of the United States, upon which some progress has been 

 made. 



Very respectfully submitted, 



Henky Gannett, 

 George Kennan, 



Secretaries. 

 Washington, D. C, December 38, 1888. 



