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were formed to carry out the objects of the society. 

 These with their chairman are: Research, C. P. 

 Marvin; Public Information, C. F. Tabnan; Metro- 

 logical Instruction, W. M. Wilson; Membership, C. 

 P. Brooks; Physiological Meteorology, Ellsworth 

 Huntington; Agricultural Meteorology, J. Warren 

 Smith; Hydrological Meteorology, K. E. Horton; 

 Business Meteorology, A. W. Douglas; Commercial 

 Meteorology, H. J. Oox; Marine Meteorology, J. H. 

 Searr; Aeronautical Meteorology, Major General 

 C. T. Menoher. 



On December 30 and 31, in St. Louis, and on 

 January 3, in New York, 29 papers were presented 

 in five sessions. There was one joint session with 

 the American Physical Society, and one with the 

 Association of American Geographers and Na- 

 tional Council of Geography Teachers. Since brief 

 abstracts of each paper are published in the Jan- 

 uary issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteo- 

 rological Society, and more extensive absitraots, ex- 

 cerpts, or the papers in full, covering all but nine, 

 in the December Monthly Weather Eeview, only the 

 titles and authors will be given here: 



Progress of American meteorology in 1919: 0. P. 

 Brooks. 



Some meteorological paradoxes: W. J. Humphreys. 



How the American Meteorological Society can 

 serve geography teachers: C. P. Brooks. 



Use of laws in teaching climatology : S. S. Vishee. 



Motion pictures of weather maps : a report of prog- 

 ress: J. Warren Smith. 



The work of the Weather Bureau in the West In- 

 dies: O. L. Passig. 



Aims and achievements of the Blue Hill Oiserva- 

 tory: A. McAdie. 



Aerological worlc in the U. S. Navy: C. N. Keyser. 



Plans for establishing a network of meteorological 

 stations in Palestine: P. W. Etkes. 



Determination of the normal temperature 'by means 

 of the equation of the seasonal temperature varia- 

 tion and of a modified thermograph record: P. L. 

 West, N. E. Edlepsen and S. P. Ewing. 



The roaring of the mountain: W. J. Humphreys. 



Some applications of radio-telegraphy to meteorol- 

 ogy: J. 0. Jensen. 



Sunshine in the United States : R. DeC. Ward. 



Cloudiness in the United States: B. DeC. Ward. 



Weather conditions in the orchard regions of the 

 North Carolina mountain slopes: H. J. Cos. 



The effect of a "lid" on the temperature and 

 transparency of the lower air: J. W. Redway. 



Preliminary steps in making free-air pressure and 

 wind charts: C. L. Meisinqer. 



The prevailing winds of the north Pacific coast: A. 



E. Caswell. 

 Evaporative capacity: R. E. Horton. 

 A device for measuring maximum and minimum 



temperatures of reservoir surfaces: R. E. Hor- 

 ton. 

 Clouds and their significance: C. P. Brooks. 

 Difficulties in the theory of rain formation: W. J. 



Humphreys. 

 Cultivation does not increase rainfall: J. Warren 



Smith. 

 Predicting minimum temperatures: J. Warren 



Smith. 

 Seasonal distribution of maximum floods in the 



United States: A. J. Henry. 

 Weather and business: A. W. Douglas. 

 Explanation of peculiarities in flying in the wind: 



J. G. Coffin. 

 Determination of meteorological corrections on the 



ranges of guns: W. Noll. 

 Evidence of climatic effect in the annual rings of 



trees: A. E. Douglass. 



On January 21, the society was incorporated in 

 the District of Columbia. The membership of the 

 society, elected up to the end of January, was 586. 



The next meeting of the American Meteorological 

 Society will be held in Wasihington, D. C, prob- 

 ably, Thursday, April 22, immediately preceding 

 that of the American Physical Society, on Priday 

 and Saturday, April 23 and 24. Plans are being 

 made for meetings with the Pacific Section of 

 the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science next summer and with the American 

 Association for the Advancement of Science in 

 Chicago next December. 



Charles P. Brooks, 



Secretary 



Weathier Bureau, 

 Washington, D. 0. 



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