PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of January 18, 1933 



The meeting was called to order at The New York Botanical 

 Garden at 3 .30 p.m. by President Blakeslee. There were 41 mem- 

 bers present. The minutes of the meeting of January 3 were 

 read and approved. 



Miss Elizabeth T. Ojerholm of Columbia University, New 

 York N. Y. and Miss Hilda Vilkomerson of the Brooklyn Bo- 

 tanic Garden, Brooklyn, N. Y. were unanimously elected into 

 membership in the club. 



Miss Caroline C. Haynes did not wish to become a member 

 of the Council for three years, and Dr. M. A. Howe was elected 

 in her place. 



Before the regular meeting the members of the Council met 

 for luncheon and a meeting at Sormani's Restaurant. 



They elected an Executive Committee, consisting of Dr. 

 E. D. Merrill, Vice-Chairman, Dr. B. O. Dodge, Dr. F. T. 

 McLean, Mrs. R. A. Harper and Dr. E. W. Sinnott. 



A Field Committee was also elected consisting of Mrs. G. P. 

 Anderson, Prof. B. T. Butler, Dr. Arthur H. Graves, Dr. 

 Michael Levine, Miss Zaida Nicholson, Prof. Oliver P. Medsger, 

 Miss Helene Lunt, Dr. Wm. S. Thomas, Mr. A. T. Beals, Dr. 

 Harold Clum, Dr. Clyde Fisher, Dr. Alfred Gundersen, Mr. 

 George T. Hastings, Mr. William Gavin Taylor, Dr. Harry K. 

 Svenson, Mr. Leon W. Bowen . 



Dr. William Crocker of the Boyce Thompson Institute gave 

 an interesting talk on "Delayed Germination of Seeds." This 

 talk was illustrated by lantern slides. 



Mr. Robert Hagelstein, Honorary Curator, gave an in- 

 teresting talk on "The Slime Moulds of Long Island." 



Meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 Forman T. McLean 

 Secretary 



Meeting of February 7, 1933 



The meeting was called to order at the American Museum 

 of Natural History at 8:15 p.m. by President Blakeslee. There 

 were 25 members present. 



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