PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 

 SOCIETY, SESSION iSqz-'qS 



Special Meeting, April 29, 1898.— Mr W J McGee in the chair. Professor 

 J. L. Ewell, of Howard University, gave an illustrated lecture on Old 

 Germany before the Reformation. 



Special Meeting, May 2, 1898. — Mr W J. McGee in the chair. Professor 

 Josiah Roj r ce gave an illustrated lecture on The Pacific Coast, particu- 

 larly describing the influence of geographic environment on the early in- 

 habitants. 



Regular Meeting, May 6, 1898— Mr G. K. Gilbert in the chair. Mr 

 N. H. Darton gave an illustrated address on the geologic and geographic 

 environment of Harpers Ferry, and Major H. E. Alvord, C. E., described 

 the principal events which occurred there during the civil war. 



Special Meeting, May 9, 1898.— Mr W J McGee in the chair. Mr Wil- 

 liam E. Curtis gave a description of Porto Rico, and Col. F. F. Hilder 

 spoke on the Philippine Islands, both addresses being illustrated with 

 maps and views. 



Annual Excursion and Field Meeting, May 14, 1898. — An excursion, post- 

 poned from May 7 on account of unfavorable weather, w r as made to Har- 

 pers Ferry, leaving Washington by special train at 8.50 a. m. The day's 

 proceedings included a field meeting, at which addresses were delivered 

 by Mr W J McGee and Col. H. C. Rizer, and the visiting of the different 

 points of geographic and historic interest for which the district is famous. 



Annual Meeting, May 20, 1898. — Vice-President A. W. Greely in the 

 chair. The report of the Recording Secretary was read and approved. 

 The report of the Treasurer was presented, and referred to an auditing 

 committee, consisting of Prof. Willis L. Moore, Mr Weston Flint, and 

 Col. H. C. Rizer, after it should be brought down to the end of the fiscal 

 year expiring May 31. 



Dr Alexander Graham Bell, Mr Henry Gannett, Gen. A. W. Greely, 

 U. S. A., Mr John Hyde, Prof. W J McGee, and Mr F. H. Newell were 

 reelected members of the Board of Managers. 



The amendments to the By-Laws, presented in writing at the meeting 

 on April 22, were taken up and read section by section. After debate 

 and a slight amendment to article 6, section 4, they were adopted by a 

 two-thirds vote of the members present, the By-Laws, as approved, be- 

 ing as follows: 



Article I. — Name. 



The name of this Society is ' The National Geographic Society.' 

 A kticle II. — Object. 



The object of this Society is the increase and diffusion of geographic- 

 knowledge. 



Article III. — Membership. 



Section 1. The members of this Society shall be persons interested in 



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