PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



Meeting of October 3, 1933 



The following people were unanimously elected to member- 

 ship in the club: Miss Ruth M. Anderson, 66 East 83rd Street 

 Xew York; Miss Dorothy Jewett, 434 Richmond Avenue, 

 Maplewood, N. J.; Mr. George M. Krall, West Trenton, N. J. 

 Mrs. S. W. Peloubet, 228 Sagamore Road, Maplewood, N. J. 

 Mr. Charles H. Sass, 1824 Colden Avenue, Bronx, Xew York 

 Mr. George Henry Schneller, 105-19 37th Avenue, Corona, New 

 York; Dr. MacMillan Wright, 97 Summit Avenue, Montclair, 

 N. J.; Miss Anna M. WvchofT, 1104 4th Avenue, Asburv Park, 

 N.J. 



The resignations of Mr. George Hume Smith and Mr. Paul 

 Patterson were accepted with regret. 



The loss of two members, Mr. William A. Rauchuck and 

 Dr. Ephraim Nobel Lowe through death, was reported. 



It was voted that a committee be appointed by the President 

 to write resolutions of commendation to John D. Rockefeller 

 on his gift of land to the Palisade Interstate Park. Dr. R. A. 

 Harper and Dr. B. O. Dodge were appointed. 



The President called on various members of the club to tell 

 of their field experiences during the summer. 



Miss Nicholson told of her trip in the South. Mr. Hastings 

 spoke of his collecting at his camp this summer. Mr Torrey 

 told about a trip along the St. Lawrence and Gaspe Bay region. 

 Dr. Harper told of his experience in growing the compas plant, 

 Silphium sp. and flowering sedge and expressed a desire for 

 seeds of Silphium of local origin for comparison with the West- 

 ern species which he is growing. 



Dr. Dodge asked if members of the club would tell about 

 stands of southern white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides, on Long 

 Island and Dr. Svensen was able to mention several of these. 



Dr. Hazen told about his trip in England and his collecting 

 around Plymouth and about the meeting of the British Associ- 

 ation during the summer, particularly emphasizing that the 

 English made more of a social event than a business gathering 

 of it. He also mentioned the very fine collection of Sundews and 



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