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Sunday, July 26 and 27. Here, with the temperature in the 

 exposed parts of the mountain in the neighborhood of 85°, the 

 shady parts of the ravine showed patches of snow and ice. 



Dr. N. L. Britton, Chairman of the Local Flora Committee, 

 was unable to be present, but sent a check of $100, to be used 

 by the Club for any purpose which the Club deemed advisable. 

 Dr. Britton was given a vote of thanks by the Club and it was 

 moved that the money be added to the permanent funds of the 

 Club. 



Apropos of the election of new members, the president in- 

 formed the Club that Miss Mann had found it necessary to hand 

 in her resignation thus terminating her remarkably efificient 

 record as treasurer. The following officers for the ensuing year 

 were then elected: President, Dr. H. M. Richards; Vice-Presi- 

 dents, Dr. John Hendley Barnhart, and Dr. C. Stuart Gager; 

 Secretary, Dr. Arthur H. Graves; Treasurer, Dr. R. C. Benedict; 

 Editor, Dr. Tracy E. Hazen; Associate Editors, Dr. Alexander 

 W. Evans, Dr. H. A. Gleason, Dr. Alfred Gundersen, Mr. G. T. 

 Hastings, Dr. Marshall A. Howe, Dr. M. Levine, Dr. A. B. Stout 

 and Dr. C. L. Carey. 



The secretary was authorized by the Club to write a con- 

 gratulatory letter to Gen. T. E. Wilcox, who has been connected 

 with the Club since 1879. 



Arthur H. Graves, 



Secretary. 



Meeting of January 28, 1925 



The meeting of this date was held at the Museum Building of 

 the New York Botanical Garden. 



The Secretary read a communication from the Institute 

 Jaczewski at Leningrad announcing the celebration on February 

 8 of the completion of thirty-five 3-ears of scientific work by 

 Dr. W. Tranzchel as well as twenty- five years of his service as 

 Conservator of the Botanical Museum at the Russian Academy 

 of Sciences. ■ 



The Budget Cornmittee, Dr. Barnhart, Chairman, offered the 

 following estimates for 1925: 



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