2 • PROCEEDINGS OF MADISON MEETING. 



Society, through ilhiess. The scientific portion of his communication 

 was reserved for the scientific program, and placed as the first paper 

 upon the Hst. 



ELECTION OF FELLOWS 



The Secretary announced as the result of the balloting for Fellows 

 that the following persons were elected Fellows of the Society : 



Sandford Fleming, LL. D., Ottawa, Canada. Civil Engineer; interested espe- 

 cially in Pleistocene geology. 



Charles Henry Gordon, B. S., M. S., Evanston, 111. Instructor in Natural History,. 

 Northwestern University ; now engaged in field-work, principally in Carbon- 

 iferous regions ; also in special studies in stratigraphic geology and in paleon- 

 tology. 



Charles Arthur Hollick, Ph. B. Assistant in Geology, Columbia College, New 

 York City ; engaged in paleontology. 



Thomas Chesmer Weston, Ottawa, Canada. Assistant Curator, etc. Geological 

 Survey Department ; now engaged in paleontology and ethnology. 



Albert Allen Wright, A. B., Ph. B., A. M. Professor of Geology, Oberlin Col- 

 lege, Oberlin, Ohio ; engaged in general geology, with special attention to 

 lithologic geology and mineralogy. 



The Secretary read a communication from the Alpine Club and an 

 accompanying letter from Major Marshall Hall, requesting concert of 

 action in observing and recording glacial movements and other glacial 

 phenomena. This was accompanied by a recommendation from the 

 Council that a committee of three be elected to report at the winter 

 meeting of the Society. The committee was elected as follows : I. C. 

 Russell, J. W. Spencer and Warren Upham. 



In response to a circular letter of invitation transmitted to foreign 

 geologists by the President and Secretary, several letters were presented 

 from European geologists expressing regrets at their inability to be pres- 

 ent at this meeting of the Society. 



The President announced that the Council had determined that the 

 other sessions of the meeting should be held on Tuesday afternoon and 

 Tuesday evening, and on the morning and afternoon of Wednesday. 



The scientific work of the meeting was declared in order, and the 

 President announced the first paper on the printed program, which, in 

 the absence of the author, was read by the Secretary : 



THE STUDY OF FOSSIL PLANTS 

 BY SIR J. WILLIAM DAWSON 



It is a cause of much regret to me that the imperfect restoration of my health 

 will prevent me from eiajoying the pleasure of attending the Madison meeting of 

 the Society. I beg, however, to extend to all my colleagues and to the visitors 



