PROCEEDINGS OF THE CLUB 

 Meeting of October 21, 1936 



The meeting was called to order by First Vice-President 

 F. E. Denny at 3:30 p.m. at the New York Botanical Gardens 

 with 38 members and visitors present. 



The minutes of meetings of May 20 and October 6 were read 

 and approved. Mr. Eugene Gross, 30 Nye Avenue, Newark, 

 N. J., Miss Clara Ketcham, Bennett Avenue and Columbia 

 Street, Hempstead, L. I. were elected as Associates of the Club. 

 Prof. E. B. Babcock, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.; 

 Mr. Geo. M. Lash, 189-30 37th Avenue, Flushing, L. L; 

 Mr. A. Rabinowitz, 1010 President Street, Brooklyn, N. V.; 

 and Miss \'iola Richtberg, 2305 Andrews Avenue, New York 

 City, Dr. C. E. Taft, Ohio State L'niversity, Columbus, Ohio; 

 were elected to membership. 



Prof. T. E. Hazen, official delegate and representative of 

 the Club to the Centenary Celebrations of the Botanical Society 

 of Edinburgh, reported that he attended the meeting in Scot- 

 land during July and was enthusiastically received. 



The Club then voted to revise the resolution of Jan. 8, 

 1936, by substituting the word "associate" for "field member." 

 The Club also unanimously approved of the motion of the 

 Council that a printed ballot with nominees for each office be 

 mailed to all members of the Club prior to the Annual Meeting. 



Dr. F. E. Denny, Chairman of the Committtee on Constitu- 

 tional Amendments, reported that this Committee had met and 

 taken into consideration the establishment of the offices of 

 Recording and Corresponding Secretary to replace the single 

 existing office of Secretary. 



The scientific part of the program consisted of the relating 

 of summer collecting experiences of the members. 



Mr. George T. Hastings reported the discovery of a peculiar 

 red oak on Riverside Drive in New York City, by Dr. Leon 

 Croizat. In this connection Dr. R. A. Harper called attention 

 to the existence of a grove of hybrid oaks at Cliffwood and em- 

 phasized the desirability of its preservation. 



Dr. R. Fulling related that he had visited Virginia and the 

 Shenandoah National Park during the summer and found an 

 interesting fir whose cones are quite different from those of 



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