42 proceedings of the chicago meeting 



Session of Tuesday Evening 



The Society and its friends convened at 8 o'clock p. m. of Tuesday, 

 December 28, in the Auditorium of Eosenwald Hall, to listen to the 

 presidential address, entitled 



IMPORTANT EPOCHS IN THE HISTORY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 

 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY I. C. WHITE 



This paper is published in full in this volume of the Bulletin. 



Doctor White's address was followed by that of the retiring Vice-Presi- 

 dent of Section E of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, which is entitled 



STRUCTURAL FAILURE OP THE LITHOSPHERE 

 BY C. K. LEITH 



ANNUAL SMOKER 



After the reading of these papers the Society adjourned to one of the 

 laboratories in the same building, where was held the annual subscription 

 smoker. This function was likewise participated in by the members of 

 the Paleontological Society, the Mineralogical Society of America, the 

 Society of Economic Geologists, and guests of all the societies. The at- 

 tendance was large and the function enjoyable. 



Session of Wednesday Morning, December 29 



The Society came together for its second general session at 9.45 o'clock 

 a. m. of Wednesday, December 29, with President I. C. White in the 

 chair. The first business on the docket was the report of the Auditing 

 Committee, elected on the previous day. This was presented as follows : 



REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE 



Chicago, December 28, 1920. 

 To the Geological Society of America: 



The Auditing Committee have examined tlie records of the Treasurer for 

 the calendar year 1920 and find the Treasurer's statement as printed to be 

 correct. We recommend its approval, subject to the checking of the secui'ities 

 in Baltimore by Dr. J. T. Singewald, Jr.^ [See note on opposite page.] 

 (Signed) Edson S. Bastin, 



Frederick B. Peck, 

 Joseph T. Singewald, Jr., 



Auditing Committee. 



