612 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NEW YOBK MEETING 



America, Professor H. L. Fairchild meets with us at this session for the last 

 time in his official capacity. 



These years of his service have witnessed the robust and vigorous growth of 

 this Society. To his fidelity, enthusiasm, patience, conservatism, and lofty 

 ideals we must ascribe in very large part the virile and promising condition 

 of this Society today. 



The Fellows of the Geological Society of America desire to enter on its 

 permanent records this expression of appreciation of such devoted service and 

 this acknowledgment of and gratitude for so willing a sacrifice on behalf of 

 the progress of geological science in America. 



Since 1891 Doctor I. C. White, now retiring from office, has served as 

 Treasurer of tliis Society. For these sixteen years he has given to the manage- 

 ment of its finances the benefit of his clear, practical judgment and his expe- 

 rience, and he has so carefully nursed its slender income that today the treas- 

 ury of the Society presents a most substantial and very gratifying showing. 



The Fellows of the Society desire to record an expression of their appre- 

 ciation of this watchful, faithful, and profitable service. 



On motion, the Society voted that after the reading of the next two 

 papers there should be a division into two sections, in one of which should 

 be read the papers on physical and structural topics and in the other the 

 papers on economic, biographic, and glacial subjects. 



The first paper of the day was 



GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA 

 BY BAILEY WILLIS 



Eemarks were made to the paper by W. M. Davis and 'W. H. Hobbs. 

 The next paper was 



THE GEOLOGIC FOLIO 

 BY WILLIAM HERBERT HOBBS 



The paper was discussed by C. D. Walcott. 

 The following paper was then read by title : 



GEOLOGICAL MAP OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND 

 BY B. K. EMERSON 



Although the paper M-as read by title onlj', the map was displayed at 

 the meeting. 



At this point in the program the Society separated into two sections. 

 The first section, that including papers on physical and structural geol- 

 ogy, remained in the west assembly hall and listened first to the paper, 



