xviii National Geographic Magazine. 



Messrs Randall and Hull for the interesting narratives of inci- 

 dents of local history." At the close of the meeting the Society 

 returned to Washington. 



November 11, 1892. 70th meeting. 



Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. 

 President Hubbard in the chair. Attendance, 25. 



In the absence of the Secretary, Mr Baker was elected Secre- 

 tary pr^o tempore. 



The evening was devoted to a consideration of the program 

 of exercises for this session. The President announced it as 

 thus far drafted, and invited suggestions. It was generally un- 

 derstood that the program should consist of a series of popular 

 lectures, alternating with meetings to be held at the Cosmos 

 Club Hall, of somewhat more informal character and devoted to 

 short or technical papers, with discussions. 



November 25, 1892. 71st meeting . 



Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. 

 Vice-President Greely in the chair. Attendance, 40. 



Mr W J McGee gave an address on " Geographic changes pro- 

 duced by earthquakes," describing phenomena observed within 

 the area of the New Madrid earthquake of 1811 to 1813. 



December 2, 1892. Special meeting. 



Meeting held in the Universalist Church. Vice-President 

 Greely in the chair. Attendance, 500. 



Miss Annie S. Peck, of Providence, Rhode Island, delivered 

 an illustrated lecture on "Athens, the modern city of Greece." 



December 9, 1892. ' 72d meeting. 



Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. 

 Vice-President Greely in the chair. Attendance, 80. 



Mr Henry Gannett, Geographer of the Eleventh Census, read 

 a paper on '' Movement of population in the United States," 

 illustrated by about 40 charts. The paper was discussed by 

 Messrs Ogden, Baker, Gilbert, Thompson, Johnson and Greely. 

 To be printed in volume V. 



December 16, 1892. Special meeting. 



Meeting held in the Builders' Exchange Hall. Vice-Presi- 

 dent Greely in the chair. Attendance, 400. 



