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dition to the many modern maps and 

 admirable historical charts, the editors 

 have included a series of statistical dia- 

 grams showing the world's distribution 

 of population, of wheat, minerals, etc. 

 There are also a number of astronom- 

 ical maps and much interesting de- 

 scriptive matter about the different 

 countries, the progress of knowledge 

 during the nineteenth century, etc. In 

 the maps and matter relating to Amer- 

 ica the atlas excels. The editors have 

 incorporated the latest data from the 

 geographic and scientific bureaus of the 

 United States Government. For in- 



stance, in the spelling of geographic 

 names the rulings of the U. S. Board on 

 Geographic Names have been followed. 

 This latest edition of Cram's well-known 

 atlas has been entirely rewritten, hun- 

 dreds of new photographs have been 

 added, all the maps reengraved, and 

 many new maps added. Dr. Murray- 

 Aaron and his large staff of workers 

 have made a splendid work. The one 

 apparent defect is an omission of many 

 of the routes of the great explorers in 

 history. A series of maps outlining the 

 main routes of discovery on land and 

 ocean would add to the value of the atlas. 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 



PROCEEDINGS 

 Meeting of the Society : 



February 7, 1902.— President Graham Bell in 

 the chair. 



Maj. William M. Black gave an address on 

 " Some American Work in Cuba." 



February 21. — Meeting postponed to March 7. 



Lectures : 



February 14. — President Graham Bell in the 

 chair. 



Hon James Wilson, Secretary of Agricult- 

 ure, and Prof. Joseph A. Holmes, State Geol- 

 gistof North Carolina, gave addresses on " The 

 Proposed Appalachian Forest Reserve." Both 

 addresses will be published later. 



February 28. — President Graham Bell in the 

 chair. 



Hon. E. F. McSweeney, Assistant Commis- 

 sioner of Immigration, gave an illustrated ad- 

 dress on " Fifty Years of Immigration," which 

 will be published later. 



ANNOUNCEMENTS 

 Meetings of the Society : 



March 7. — "Notes on the Geography of 

 Alaska." Alfred H. Brooks, U. S. Geological 

 Survey. 



' ' Petroleum Resources of the United States. ' ' 

 Dr. C. Willard Hayes, U. S. Geological Survey. 

 March 21.—" Mt. Wrangell." Robert Dunn, 

 of New York. 



Lectures : 



March 12.* — "Problems of the Pacific — 

 Japan." Prof. E. F. Fenollosa, University of 

 Tokio, Japan. 



March 14. — "American Progress in Cuba." 

 Maj. William M. Black. 



March 19.* — "Australia and New Zealand." 

 Henry Demarest Lloyd, author of "Newest 

 England," etc. 



March 26.*— "The Pacific Basin." G. K. 

 Gilbert. 



March 28. — Subject to be announced. Mr. 

 George Kennan. 



April 2* — "Hawaii, Guam, and Australa- 

 sia." Dr. Charles H. Townsend, U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



The following standing committees have 

 been appointed by President Graham ' Bell. 

 The President is an ex officio member of all 

 committees : 



Committee oil Publications. — Henry Gannett, 

 A. W. Greely, W J McGee, C. Hart'Merriam, 

 David J. Hill, Marcus Baker, Willis L. Moore, 

 O. P. Austin, Gilbert H Grosvenor, O. H. Titt- 

 mann, David T. Day, Miss E. R. Scidmore, Miss 

 C. L. Garrison, Miss Ida M. Tarbell. 



Committee on Communications {lectures'). — 

 W J McGee, A. J. Henry, Gifford Pinchot, 

 Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Herbert Putnam. 



Committee on Admissions. — Marcus Baker, 

 John Joy Edson, H. F. Mount. 



Committee on Research. — G. K. Gilbert, 

 C. Hart Merriam, A. W. Greely, G. W. Mel- 

 ville. 



Committee on Finance. — Charles J. Bell, 

 Henry Gannett, John Joy Edson. 



*To be held in Columbia Theater, Twelfth and F 

 streets, Washington, at 4.20 p. m. 



