9S(3 AXXALS XEW YONK ACADEMY OF SCIEXCES 



Active Membership 



Chester A. Keeds, American Museum of Xatural History. 

 F. F. Hintze. Jr., Columbia University. 



Associate Membership 



Miss May J. Morris, Normal College, 



Francis ^Maurice van Tuyl, Columbia University. 



The Secretary reported that Addison Brown, formerly Judge of the 

 United States Court, an Active Member, Fellow and Patron of the N'ew 

 York Academy of Sciences since 1887, died at his residence in N'ew York 

 City on 9 April, 1913. in the eighty-fourth year of his life. His favorite 

 studies were botany and horticulture, but he also took great interest in 

 astronomy. Furthermore, he was a member and benefactor of the Xew 

 A^ork Botanical Garden, one of its original incorporators, and, at the time 

 of his death, its President. 



A Committee, which had been appointed by the Council, consisting of 

 Messrs. X. L. Britton. J. J. Stevenson and E. 0. Hovey, then presented 

 a resolution regarding the death of Judge Addison Brown as follows : 



Whereas, the Council of the New York Academy of Sciences has learned of 

 the death of Ex-Judge Addison Brown, who for many years has been active in 

 })romoting the welfare of botany and its related sciences in this citj'. 



Resolved: That the Coinicil appreciates his service to science and mourns 

 his loss : that this preamble and resolution be entered in the minutes of the 

 Council and a copy be sent to his bereaved family. 



The Academy then adjourned. 



E. 0. Hovey, 



Recording Secretary. 



SECTIOX OF GEOLOGA^ AND MINEEALOGY 



5 May, 1913 



^Section Avas called to order at 8:25 p. m., Vice-President J. E. Wood- 

 man presiding. 



The minutes of the last meeting of the Section were read and approved. 



Following the resignation of Charles T. Kirk as secretary of the Sec- 

 tion, Dr. A. B. Pacini was elected to that office. 



