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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 



•January ii, 1910 



The annual meeting was called to order at the American 

 Museum of Natural History at 8:30 p. m., with President Rusby 

 in the chair. Eleven members were present. 



After the reading and approval of the minutes of December 

 14, 1909, the following names were presented for membership: 



Miss Gladys Pomeroy, 55 Broad St., Newark, N. J. ; Miss L. 

 H. Seely, 50 Gautier Ave., Jersey City, N. J. ; and Prof. A. O. 

 Garrett, 615 S. 9th East St., Salt Lake City, Utah. 



The resignation of Miss Sarah A. Robinson, 239 East Houston 

 St., New York City, was read and accepted. 



The annual report of the treasurer was presented and on motion 

 was received and referred to the auditing committee. 



The secretary reported that fifteen meetings had been held 

 during the year with a total attendance of 41 1, as against 463 in 

 1908, arid an average attendance of twenty-seven, as against 

 thirty last year. Six persons have been elected to membership, 

 and fourteen resignations have been received and accepted. 



Seven illustrated lectures were delivered during the season at 

 which the combined attendance was 260. 



The chairman of the program committee reported that the 

 programs have been provided for as usual. 



As delegate to the Council of the New York Academy of 

 Sciences, Mr. Charles Louis Pollard stated that he had attended 

 all but one meeting during the year. 



The editor of Torreya reported as follows for the year 1909 : 

 twelve numbers were issued, containing 284 pages including 

 index to the volume, at a cost of ^449.21. 



By reason of the absence of the editor and the chairman of the 

 field committee, no reports were received from them. 



Mr. Fred J. Seav^er, chairman of the program committee, read 

 the following communication ' signed by the members of this 

 committee : 



" We, the program committee of the Torrey Botanical Club, 

 hereby recommend that a special fund be raised by private con- 



