PROCEEDINGS, IOI9 



January 6, 1896. — Annual Meeting. 

 The President in the chair. 



George C. Edwards and Frank H. Vaslit were elected life members, on 

 recommendation of the Council. 



Otto von Geldern and Hermann Kower were elected to resident mem- 

 bership. 



The reports of the Officers and Board of Trustees were read and ordered 

 on file. 



As the result of the annual election, the following were declared officers 

 for the ensuing year: 



David Starr Jordan, President. 

 William E. Kitter, First Vice-President. 

 H. H. Behr, Second Vice-President. 

 J. O'B. GuNN, Corresponding Secretary . 

 G. P. EiXFORD, Recor cling Secretary. 

 L. H. Foote, Treasurer. 

 Charles A. Keeler, Librarian. 

 J. Z. Davis, Director of Museum. 



Trustees : 

 W. C. Burnett, W. S. Chapman, Charles F. Crocker, 



W. S. Keyes, E. J. MoLERA, George C. Perkins, 



G. W. Stewart. 



KEPOET OF THE LIBRAEIAN FOE 1895. 



The additions to the Library for the year 1895 have been as follows: 



From correspondents 1646 



By purchase .• 1394 



By donation 109 



Total 3149 



Valuable donations of books and pamphlets have been received from T. 

 F. Allen, G. H. Barber, Frank Campbell, T. C. Chamberlain, Geo. K. 

 Cherrie, Frank M. Comstock, E. D. Cope, M. A. Cornu, Alice Eastwood, 

 Dr. Gustav Eisen, Thos. Hanbury, S. W. HoUaday, EobertL. Jack, Charles 

 Janet, Vernon L. Kellogg, Dr. Otto Kuntze, Dr. F. Kurtz, D. T. Mac- 

 Dougal, George H. MacKay, James M. Macoun, A. M. McClatchie, George 

 Lane MuUins, A. S. Packard, E. A. Philippi, H. A. Pilsbry, William E. 

 Eitter, Benjamin L. Eobinson, H. C. Eussell, Federico Sacco, Erwin F. 

 Smith, C. A. Townsend, S. M. Tracy and F. S. Earle, Carlos Troyer, H. 

 W. Turner, Frank H. Vaslit, A. W. Vogdes, Henry B. Ward, Herbert J. 

 Webber and Don E. S. Zeballos. 



Early in the year the bequest made by Mr. Amariah Pierce of $5,000 for 



