550 PROCEEDINGS OF BOSTON MEETING. 



Session of Wednesday, December 27 



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The Society convened in the hall of the Boston Society of Natural 

 Histor}^ and was called to order at 10.15 a m by the President, Sir J. 

 AVilliam Dawson. The President introduced Professor William PI. Niles, 

 the President of the Boston Society of Natural History, who, in a cordial 

 address of welcome, said that the old Society, of sixty-four years' stand- 

 ino-j welcomed to the city and to its building the new Societ}^ of six 

 years' age, representative of the entire continent of North America. He 

 reviewed the progress which had been made in scientific knowledge and 

 in its public appreciation since the founding of the organization in whose 

 building this meeting was held, and contrasted the time when Sir Charles 

 Lyell was in Boston and public feeling was so strongly against the con- 

 clusions of geological study, and the present day, when the results of such 

 investigation are universally acknowledged to be for the highest interests 

 of humanity. President Dawson responded happily. As chairman of 

 the Local Committee of Entertainment, composed of the Fellows resid- 

 ing in and near Boston, Professor Niles made announcements concerning 

 entertainment during the meeting. 



The Secretary announced that the Council would present its report 

 Friday morning. 



The Treasurer, Dr I. C. White, presented his annual report as follows : 



REPORT OF THE TREASURER 



The invested funds of the Society are as follows : 

 On account of Fellowship Fund : 



April 1, 1891. One 7 per cent Tioga township, Kansas, bond, 



with accrued interest (cost |1,140.26) $1,000 00 



January 29, 1892. Eight 5 per cent Cosmos Club bonds at par 800 00 



$1,800 00 



On account of Publication Fund : 



February 26, 1892. One 5 per cent Cosmos Club bond, with 



accrued interest (cost $100.35) $100 00 



February 3,1893. Seven 5 per cent Cosmos Club bonds at par 700 00 



$800 00 



Total amount of investments $2,600 00 



