Abstract of Minutes. 291 
Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. 8. N., addressed the Society on 
“Korea and the Koreans.” His lecture was illustrated by lantern 
slides. Revised and published in The National Geographic 
Magazine. 8°. Washington D. C. August, 1890. Vol. 2, no. 
4, pp. 231-242. 
April 18, 1890. 39th meeting. 
Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. Vice- 
President Hayden in the chair. Attendance, 90. 
Ensign Hugh Rodman, U. 8. N., read a paper on “Icebergs 
and field ice in the North Atlantic.” The communication was 
illustrated by lantern slides. Published by the U. 8. Hydro- 
graphic Office with this titlk—No. 93. Report of ice and ice 
movements in the North Atlantic Ocean, by Ensign Hugh Rod- 
man, U. 8S. N., under the direction of Capt. Henry EF. Picking, 
U.S. N., Hydrographer. 8°. Washington, government print- 
ing office. 1890. 26 pp. 1 folder, 4 maps. 
The paper was briefly discussed by Mr. Hayden. 
May 2, 1890. 40th meeting. 
Meeting held in the Lecture Hall of the National Museum. 
Vice-President Ogden in the chair. Attendance, 450. 
Mr. W. W. Rockhill read a paper giving an avcount of “A 
journey through Mongolia, China and Thibet,” made by him in 
1888-1889. The communication was illustrated by lantern slides. 
The material embodied in this paper with much more on the 
same subject has been published in. The Century. 8°. New 
York, 1890, Nov. Vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 1-17; Dec. no. 2, pp. 
250-263 ; Jan. IS91, no. 3, pp. 350-361; Feb. no. 4, pp. 599- 
606 ; Mar. no. 5, pp. 720-730. 
May 7, 1890. Special meeting. 
Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. 
President Hubbard in the chair. Attendance, 50. 
This was a special meeting called to consider the following 
propositions. 
First: Methods of increasing membership. 
Second: The employment of a salaried assistant secretary. 
Third: The establishment of a monthly periodical. 
Fourth: The formation of sections, or auxiliary societies, 
throughout the country. 
