Abstract of Minutes. 271 



Febrriary 8, 1889, Eighteenth Meeting. 



The following papers were read by Prof. W. M. Davis, of 

 Harvard University : " Topographic Models," and " Certain 

 Peculiarities of the Rivers of Pennsylvania." Published in the 

 " National Geographic Magazine," Vol. I, No. 3. 



February 22, 1889, Nineteenth Meeting. 



The paper of the evening was entitled, " Round about Ashe- 

 ville, N. C," by Mr. Bailey Willis. The paper was illustrated 

 by charcoal sketches and lantern slides. Discussion followed, 

 which was participated in by Messrs. Baker, Merriam and McGee. 

 To be published in the " National Geographic Magazine," Vol. I, 



No. 4. 



March 8, 1889, Twentieth Meeting. 



The following amendments to the By-Laws were adopted. 

 [For Article VI substitute the following] : 



ARTICLE VI. 



Meetings. 



" Regular meetings of the Society sliall be held on alternate Fridays, 

 from November until May, and excepting the annual meeting, they 

 shall be devoted to communications. The Board of Managers shall, 

 however, have power to postpone or omit meetings, when deemed 

 desirable. Special meetings may be called by the President. 



" The annual meeting for the election of officers shall be the last reg- 

 ular meeting in December. 



' ' The meeting preceding the annual meeting shall be devoted to the 

 President's annual address. 



" The reports of the retiring Vice-Presidents shall be presented at the 

 meetings in January. 



"A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of twenty- 

 five active members." 



In Article V, the following paragraph was introduced immedi- 

 ately after the first paragraph of the article : 



" The dues of members elected in November and December shall be 

 credited to the succeeding year." 



The following papers were then presented : " A Trip to Panama 

 and Darien," by Mr. R. U. Goode, and " Survey of Mason and 

 Dixon's Line," by Mr. Mark B. Kerr. 



A Trip to Panama and Darien, to be published in the " Na- 

 tional Geographic Magazine," Vol. I, No. 4. 



