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Library, 

 Messrs. Coates, E. K. Price, Carson, Krautli, and Whitman. 



On motion, the reading of the list of surviving members 

 was postponed. 



Pending nominations Nos. 740, 741, 742, 743, 744 were 

 read, spoken to, and balloted for, and the following declared 

 duly elected members of the Society : 



Mr. Joseph M. Wilson, C. E., of Philadelphia. 



Dr. Wm. II. Wahl, Sec. Franklin Inst., Philadelphia. 



Mr. I. A. Lapham, State Geologist of Wisconsin. 



Dr. Hermann Kolbe, of Leipsig, Prof. Chem. University. 



Mr. J. E. Wootten, M. E., of Reading, Pa. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



Stated Meeting, February 6th, 1874. 

 Present, 10 members. 



Dr. Le Conte, Secretary, in the Chair. 



Letters accepting membership were received from Mr. 

 I. A. Lapham, dated Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 27th, 1874 ; 

 Mr. Jos. M. Wilson, dated Philadelphia, Jan. 21st, 1874 ; 

 and Dr. Wm. PL Wahl, dated Philadelphia, Jan. 22d, 1874. 



A letter enclosing a photograph was received from Dr. 

 Ed. Jarvis, dated Dorchester, Mass., Jan. 28th, 1874. 



Letters of envoy were received from Mrs. Isabella James, 

 dated Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 6th, 1874, and Boston 'N&t. 

 Hist. Society, dated Boston, Jan. 22d, 1874. (88, 89, 80.) 



Donations were received from the R. Academies at Turin 

 and Brussels ; the Geographical Society in Paris ; the R. 

 Astronomical Society, and London ISTature ; the Essex Insti- 

 tute ; the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge ; 

 Mrs. Isabella James, of Cambridge ; the Boston Public 

 Library ; Dr. Jarvis, of Dorchester ; the American Journal 

 of Arts and Sciences ; the American Chemist ; American 

 Journal of the Medical Sciences ; Med. News and Library 



