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The National Geographic Magazine 



brief sketches of Mexico, the West In- 

 dies, and South America. The book- 

 makes an attractive reader for young 

 people. 



William H. Alexander, Observer of the 

 U. S. Weather Bureau, is the author of 

 a bulletin entitled ' ' Hurricanes, espe- 

 cially those of Porto Rico and St Kitts," 

 recently published by the Bureau. The 

 chapter headings are: Theories as to the 

 Origin and Movements of RotaryStorms; 



Premonitory Signs of the Existence and 

 Movement of a Hurricane; The Ap- 

 proach and Passage of a West Indian 

 Hurricane — Suggestions Relative to 

 Preparations for the Storm; Barometers, 

 Their Care and Their Use; The United 

 States Weather Bureau in the West In- 

 dies; Porto Rico and its Hurricanes; St 

 Kitts and its Hurricanes; Brief Histor- 

 ical Notes on West Indian Hurricanes, 

 Earthquakes, etc. 



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY 



November 21, 1902.— Dr G. K. Gilbert, of 

 the Board of Manogers, in the chair. Mr O. H. 

 Tittmann gave an address on the ' ' Work of the 

 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey," of -which he 

 is the honored Superintendent. The address is 

 published in full in this number. At the con- 

 clusion of the paper Dr Gilbert stated that the 

 address was so complete that he doubted 

 whether there were any points upon which 

 questions could be asked. If members present, 

 however, .had any questions to present, they 

 were welcome to do so. 



There being no questions, Dr Gilbert said 

 that he would like to ask how the valuable 

 charts and maps published by the Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey could be obtained by the pub- 

 lic. Mr Tittmann replied that a certain num- 

 ber of each edition were allotted to Congress- 

 men and Senators for distribution among their 

 constituents, and also a few copies were given 

 to libraries. If a citizen was not able to obtain 

 a map through his Congressman or Senator, he 

 could purchase it from the Survey for a nomi- 

 nal sum. 



November 14, 1902.— Vice-President W. J. 

 McGee, LLD , in the chair. Dr David T. 

 Day, Chief of the Division of Mineral Resources 

 of the U- S. Geological Survey, gave an illus- 

 trated address on ' ' The Coal Resources of the 

 United States ' ' 



November 22, 1902.— Dr G. K. Gilbert in the 

 chair. Commander Robert E. Pear}', U. S. N. , 

 gave an illustrated address on his " Explora- 

 tions in the Arctics, 1898-1102." 



ANNOUNCEMENTS. 



Regular Meetings. 



January 2. — Annual meeting. Reports and 

 elections. 



January 16.— " The Work of the Hvdro- 

 graphic Office, Navy Department." Com- 

 mander W. H. Southerland. 



January 30. — "The Work of the Office of 

 Experiment Stations, Agricultural Depart- 

 ment " Dr A. C. True. 



February 13. — "The Work of the Census 

 Office." Hon. William R. Merriam. 



February 27.— " The Work of the Naval Ob- 

 servatory. " Capt. Charles H. Davis. 



March 13. — "The Work of the Geological 

 Survey. " Hon. Charles D. Walcott. 



March 27.— " The Work of the Library of 

 Congress." Hon. Herbert Putnam. 



Popular Lectures 



January 9. — " The Turk and His "Rebellious 

 Subjects." Mr William E. Curtis. (Illus- 

 trated. ) 



January 23 — " The Tragedy of Saint Pierre. ' ' 

 Mr George Kennan. (Illustrated.) 



February 6. — "From New York to London 

 by Rail via Bering Strait." Mr Harry de 

 Windt. 



February 20. — "The Geographic Distribu- 

 tion of Insanity in the United States." Dr 

 W. A. White, Director of the Binghampton 

 State Hospital, New York. 



Provisional arrangements have also been 

 made for lectures on Colombia and the Isth- 

 mian Canal ; America Before the Advent of 

 Man ; Russia of Today (by Paul du Chaillu),. 

 and a lecture by Mr John Muir. 



The Lenten Course of five lectures will be 

 delivered in Columbia Theater, F street, near 

 Twelfth, at 4.20 o'clock, on Wednesday after- 

 noons of February 11, 18, 25, and March 4, 11. 



The subject of this course and the speakers 

 assigned for the special topics will be an- 

 nounced in a later program. 



