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Mr Romyn Hitchcock read a paper on " China," especial 

 reference being made to a trip from , Shanghai to Pekin. The 

 lecture was illustrated by a number of stereopticon views made 

 from photographs taken on the trip, including a number show- 

 ing the great wall of China. 



December 2S, 1892. 73d {5th annual) meeting. 



Meeting held in the Assembl}'' Hall of the Cosmos Club. 

 President Hubbard in the chair. Attendance, 40. 



Professor W. B. Powell, Superintendent of Public Schools, 

 read a paper on " Methods of teaching geography in the 

 Schools." The paper was discussed by General Greely and Dr 

 Mendenhall. 



After a recess the 5th annual meeting convened. 



The joint report of the Secretaries was presented and adopted. 



The annual report of the Treasurer was presented and referred 

 to an auditing committee consisting of Messrs Winston and Wain- 

 wright and Dr Anita Newcomb McGee. 



The annual election of officers for the year 1893 was then held, 

 with the following result : 



President — Gardiner G. Hubbard. 



Vice-Presidents — H. G. Ogden (land) ; 

 Everett Hayden (sea); 

 A. W. Greely (air) ; 

 C. Hart Merriam (life) ; 

 Henry Gannett (art) ; 

 R. N. Batchelder (commercial geography). 



Treasurer — C. J. Bell. 



Recording Secretary — F. H. Newell. 



Corresponding Secretary — Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore. 



Managers — Marcus Baker, 

 H. F. Blount, 

 G. K. Gilbert, 

 John Hyde, . 

 W J McGee, 

 T. C. Mendenhall, 

 W. B. Powell, 

 Edwin Willits. 



