PROCEEDINGS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 
NINETEENTH MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE AD- 
VA E, HELD AT TRO , AUGUST l7 TH- 24TH, 1870 
The nineteenth meeting of the Association opened with about one hun- 
dr ers. During the meeting about fifty more members 
red their pee a e gemi and detis el new members 
taries, Messrs. B. H. Hall and H. B. Nason, who, as nonet, had the greater 
part of the Local Committee work on their hands, did all in their power 
to make the meeting à Vae: and to furnish aecommodations and aid 
to the members in attendan 
A large and brilliant dm was given to the Association by His 
Honor Mayor GILBERT, on Thursday evening, and an equally brilliant one 
by Hon. Joux M. Francis at his residence, on Monday evening. Monday 
was occupied by an excursion to Saratoga and dinner at Congress Hall, 
at the invitation of the citizens of Troy. On Friday mornin 
e ALBANY INsTITUTE and were most hospitably entertained, and visited 
the Dudley Observatory, State Cabinet, and the large private collection of 
Professor Harr. Gathering at the State Library at half past four o'clock 
most delightful evening was passed at a levee given by the Albany In- 
stitute, after which a fine sail up the river brought all back to Troy before 
night. **Section Q" was well carried out on Tuesday n ight. 
During the evenings of the session many members called themselves 
Burden Iron Works, and the Rensselaer Iron Works; the proprietors and 
ND of all the works being most obliging and courteous to 
e throngs of visitors who invaded their firey quarters. 
The address of the Retiring President, J. W. FosTER, was delivered on 
evening, at the First Presbyterian Church. This address is of 
The following were the officers of the Troy meeting:— T. SrERRY 
Hunt,* of Montreal, President ; JosepH LOVERING, of Cambridge, Perma- 
nent Secretary; F. W. Foram} of Salem, General Secretary; A. L. EL- 
*In the absenee , detained by illness, Vice-President HUNT be- 
came the presiding Mir of the meeting. 
ofessor HARTT being absent on his expedition in Brazil, Mr. PUTNAM was elected as 
General è 
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