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Proceedings of Natural History Society. 



Annual Meeting. 



The adjourned annual meeting of the Natural History 

 Society of Montreal was held in the hall of the Society on 

 Monday evening, June 8th, 1903, the President, Dr. C. 

 W. MacBride, in the chair. There was also present 

 among others the following members : Hon. Justice 

 Wurtele, C. S. J. Phillips, H. Holden, J. Harper, J. A. U. 

 Beaudry, A. E. Norris, J. Stevenson Brown, Joseph 

 Fortier, W. Smaill, Prof. Bemrose, C. E. Phillips and F. W 

 Eichards, the Secretary. 



The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and 

 confirmed. 



Keports covering the year's work were presented by 

 the Council, the House Committee, the Editing and Ex- 

 change Committee, the Lecture Committee, the Librarian, 

 the Curator and the Treasurer. 



On motion of Mr. Joseph Fortier, seconded by J. A. U. 

 Beaudry, the several reports were adopted, with the re- 

 quest that they be published in the Becord of Science. 



The President then delivered his annual address, taking 

 for his subject " Heredity." 



A vote of thanks to the President, moved by Mr. C. J. 

 S. Phillips, seconded by Hon. Justice Wurtele, was carried 

 unanimously. 



The election of officers then took place, and resulted as 

 follows : 



President— E. W. MacBride, M.A., Sc.D. 



Vice-Presidents— F. D. Adams, Ph.D., F.B.S.C., Bev. 

 Bobt. Campbell, MA... D.D., Dr. Wesley Mills, B. J. Har- 

 rington, Ph.D., F.B.S.C, A. Holden, Hon. Justice Wurtele, 

 J. H. Joseph, Prof. D. P. Penshallow, Hon. J. K. Ward. 



Hon. Becording Secy. — F. W. Bichards. 

 " Corresponding Secy. — C. E. H. Phillips. 

 " Treasurer — J. A. U. Beaudry. 



