THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 95 
March 14—“‘The Astronomy of the Bible,’’ Rev. F. E. Howitt. 
March 28—‘‘The Sun,’’ Rey. D. B. Marsh, Se. D., F. R. A. S. 
April 11—‘“‘The Eye—The Medium of Observation,’’ Chas. 
I. Kelly, M. D. 
April 25—‘‘A Voyage Around a Planet,’’ Wm. Bruce, Esq. 
May 9—‘‘The Sun and His Family,’’ Rev. H. G. Livingston, 
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May 30—Election of Officers. 
Special note must be made of the great privilege enjoyed by 
the section in having Mr. Warner, F.R.A.S., of Cleveland, to 
lecture on the ‘‘Panama Canal.’’ Advantage was taken of the 
opportunity to invite the Association and the publie to the lecture, 
and the result was that an audience of upwards of a thousand 
people availed themselves of the treat. 
The Section records with much pride the election of their 
President to the distinguished position of Fellow of the Royal 
Astronomical Society of Great Britain, and especially so when 
brought forward and supported by such notable men as Prof. 
John A. Brashear, of Allegheny, P. A., Prof. Rambaut, of Oxford, 
and Sir Robert Ball, of Cambridge; and also his election as hon- 
orary member of the Astronomical Society of Belgium. 
Apart from the regular work of the Society there are two 
items of interest worth mentioning, which go to show that the 
Society, principally through the work of its President, is becom- 
ing known and recognized. 
The first is the invitation of the Naval Observatory at Wash- 
ington to exchange time by telegraph on New Year’s Eve, which 
was accepted and participated in by the officers of the Society, 
a report of which is given in the minutes of Jan. 17th, 1905, and 
the results proved very satisfactory. The flashes being virtually 
identical. A similar greeting was exchanged with the Toronto 
Observatory. The part the Society took in these greetings is 
mentioned in the Official Report of the Naval Observatory. 
The second item is the recognition of the Society by the Do- 
minion Government in granting the request for a representative 
inion Government in granting the request for a representative 
