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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Tuesday, Janl'arv 12, 1904 



The Club was called to order at the usual hour, Dr. Rusby 

 occupying the chair. There were sixteen members present. 

 This being the annual business meeting, no scientific program 

 was presented. 



Dr. Philip Dowel!, 14 Albion Place, Port Richmond, Staten 

 Island, and Mr. F. W. Kobbe. 142 East i8th street. New York 

 Cit)', were elected active members. 



The next order of business was the report of officers and com- 

 mittees. The recording secretary read his report, showing 1 5 

 regular meetings held during the year, with an average attend- 

 ance of 20. The number of active members elected was 14, cor- 

 responding members 2, resignations 12, deaths 2, thus leaving 

 the active membership unchanged at 238, as shown by previous 

 secretary's report. The number of papers and communications 

 presented was 41. The report was accepted, but it was pointed 

 out that the number of active members indicated was probably 

 too large. 



The treasurer read a preliminary report, which was received 

 and referred to an auditmg committee consisting of J. H. Barn- 

 hart, M. A. Howe and F. S. Earle. This committee was in- 

 structed to audit the completed treasurer's report and to investi- 

 gate the general financial condition of the Club and to report at 

 the next meeting. 



The editor-in-chief presented a report showing that owing to 

 lack of funds no volume of the Memoirs had been published. The 

 volume of the Ihillctiti comprises 709 pages and 30 plates, with 

 numerous text illustrati<jns. The cost has exceeded the estimate 

 made at the beginning of the year by only about %\2. lught 

 meetings of the editorial board were reported. The publication 

 of the issues earlier in the month has been secured. Certain 

 changes, including a new cover design, have been adopted for 

 1904. rile burden of preparing the index to current literature 

 has been assumed solely by the editfjr-in-chicf The report was 

 accepted. 



