PROCEEDINGS 
OF 
THE NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 
eit OF STATEN 
ISLAND. 
Wor. Fx.’ No. 15. 
The regular meeting of the Associ- 
ation was held at the residence of Mr. 
Lester W. Clark, New Brighton, with 
the president in the chair. 
In the absence of the secretary Mr, 
Charles A. Ingalls was elected sec- 
retary pro tem. 
Mr. Montague Lessler, for the Com- 
mittee on Incorporation, reported that 
the act incorporating the Staten Island 
Association of Arts and Sciences had 
passed both branches of the State 
Legislature; had received the approval 
of the Mayor; was signed by the Goy- 
ernor yesterday (May 19th) and is now 
Chapter 526 of the Laws of 1905. 
The president outlined the work of 
the committee from the date of it’s 
appointment, at the meeting of January 
21st, and suggested that avote of thanks 
be tendered to the committee, for record 
in the minutes ot the Association. 
Mr. Edward P. Doyle offered the fol- 
lowing, which was unanimously adopt- 
ed: 
Resolved: that the thanks of this As- 
sociation be and they are hereby tend- 
ered to the Committee on Incorporation, 
especially to Mr. Montague Lessler, 
for the care and wisdom displayed in 
the drafting of the Act of Incorporation 
of the Staten Island Association of 
Arts and Sciences, and for the time 
and attention subsequently given to it, 
which resulted in prompt and favorable 
May 20th, 1905. 
action by the Legislature and approval 
by the Mayor and Governor. : 
A formal vote of thanks was also 
tendered Assemblyman Arnold J. B. 
Wedemeyer and Senator Carl S. Burr 
for their prompt and efficient work in 
behalf of the act, 
Mr. Lessler suggested that a Com- 
mittee on Constitution and By-Laws 
should be appointed, in order that the 
new corporation might be in a position 
to discuss and adopt them and effect a 
permanent organization at the earliest 
possible date, 
On motion the president appointed 
Mr. Lessler and Dr. Arthur Hollick as 
such committee. 
Mr. Wm, A. Shortt urged an early 
compliance with the provisions of 
section 6of the actof incorporation and 
offered the following, which was unan- 
imously adopted: 
Resolved: that a special meeting of 
the Natural Science Association of 
Staten Island be called fer Saturday 
evening, June 3rd, 1905, at the Staten 
Island Academy, for the purpose of 
taking action under Section 6 of Chap- 
ter 526 of the Laws_of-1905, incorpor- 
ating the Staten Island Association of 
Arts and Sciences, and that the secre- 
tary include in the cal fortheageéting, 
the following resolution :« a 
