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MEETING OF May 5, 1931 
The meeting was called to order by President Sinnott at 
8:30 P.M. at the American Museum of Natural History with 
fifty-nine members present. 
Mr. Carl E. Bliss, 55 Randolph Place, South Orange, N. J., 
was unanimously elected to membership in the Club. 
A vote of thanks was given to Dr. S. Fosdick Jones for his 
contribution of twenty-five dollars to the Lucien Marcus Under- 
‘wood Fund. 
Dr. Clyde Fisher gave a most interesting talk on his recent 
trip to Iceland and to Arctic Lapland, illustrated by a fine col- 
lection of colored lantern slides showing both the people, the 
country and the plant life. The interest was considerably in- 
creased by the presence of three young ladies dressed in Lap- 
pish costumes and fully equipped with the average Laplander’s 
utensils. 
The meeting adjourned at 9:45, after which refreshments 
were served by the entertainment committee in the Hall of 
Birds. 
Respectfully submitted, 
ForMAN T. McLean, Secretary 
MEETING oF May 20, 1931 
The meeting was called to order by President Sinnott at 
3:30 P.M. at The New York Botanical Garden with thirty mem- 
bers present. Minutes of the meetings of April 15 and May 5 
were read by Dr. Dodge who acted as Secretary in Dr. Mc- 
ean’s absence. 
Prof. J. J. Copeland, City College, New York, N. Y. and 
Mr. Samuel Hirschberg, 359 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. were 
unanimously elected to membership in the club. : 
The request of the Permanent Secretary of the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science that the Torrey 
Botanical Club express the preference as to the places of meet- 
ing of the Association for the years from 1931 to 1940 was read 
and the President was empowered to act with the Executive 
Committee in selecting places favored by the club. 
For the committee appointed to consider the establishment 
of local chapters, Professer Harper reported the following res- 
olution: 
