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Minutes of the Meeting on January 7, 1941 



The annual meeting of the Torrey Botanical Club was held at 

 the Men's Faculty Club of Columbia on Tuesday, January 7, 1941. 

 Dinner was served at 6 :30 P.M., after which the meeting was called 

 to order by the President, Dr. B. O. Dodge. 



Ninety-seven members and friends were present. 



The minutes of the meeting of December 18, 1940, were ap- 

 proved as read. 



The Recording Secretary was instructed to cast a unanimous 

 ballot for the election of Mr. Robert B. Anthoney, 343 Myrtle St., 

 Reedsburg, Wis.; Dr. Roberta (MohHng) Ma, New York Botan- 

 ical Garden, Bronx Park, N. Y. ; and Father Adam Zajdel, 

 52-29 84th St., Elmhurst, L. I., N. Y., to annual membership. 



The transfers of Miss Alexandra Kalmykow, 460 W. 143rd St., 

 New York, N. Y., from annual membership to associate member- 

 ship, and Mr. Herbert Pollack, 3022 84th St., Jackson Heights, 

 L. L, N. Y., from associate membership to annual membership 

 were approved. 



Dr. Elsie M. Kupfer, Wadleigh High School, 114th St., and 

 7th Ave., New York, N. Y., was elected to honorary life mem- 

 bership. 



The following resignations were reported : Annual : Mr. Julian 

 Francis Detmer, "Edgemont," 192 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown, 

 N. Y. ; Dr. Robert B. Gordon, State Teachers College, West Ches- 

 ter, Pa. ; Mr. Frederick W. Lewis, Box 66, Myrtle Beach, S. C. ; 

 Dr. Henry H. M. Lyle, 1217 Park Ave., New York, N. Y. ; Mr. 

 Maurice Burke Walters, 14556 Superior Rd., Heights Branch, 

 Cleveland, Ohio ; and Dr. Paul A. Young, Tomato Disease Labora- 

 tory, Jacksonville, Texas. Associate : Mrs. Edith J. Hastings, 

 842 19th St., Santa Monica, Calif. ; and Miss Ruth H. Kennedy, 

 7(i Washington St., East Orange, N. J. 



Reports of the officers of the Club were mimeographed and dis- 

 tributed to those present at the annual dinner. Since the Club is 

 duly proud of its balanced budget. Dr. Gleason in the absence of the 

 Treasurer briefly presented the Treasurer's report. 



The Club accepted the 1941 budget as approved by the Council. 



At the request of the President the letter from Mr. Hastings 

 giving his annual report as Editor of Torreya which was read by 

 Dr. Rickett will be filed in the archives. 



