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State Society, the invitations were not limited to its members, the 
spacious residence being so thronged during the evening that 
fully 700 people are believed to have participated in the reception. 
Among the guests were many of the leading citizens of the 
town. Over fifty microscopes were in use, on. tables distributed 
through a number of rooms, the whole house being given up to 
the entertainment. The arrangements were under the direction 
of Messrs. Henry W. Fuller, president, H. F. Atwood, secretary, 
and B. W. Thomas, treasurer of the society, assisted by Prof. S. 
H. Peabody, of the Academy of Sciences. A _ well-selected 
variety of popular objects was shown by members of the society, 
the ioe In addition to the instruments owned in the city, a 
variety of Beck and of Gundlach microscopes were loaned to the 
society by Messrs. Walmsley and Bausch & Lomb. Variety was 
contributed to the entertainment by experiments with electricity 
and the telephone. Both socially ind scientifically the reception 
was most creditable and encouraging to the society. 
Microscopicat Society ELections —The biological section of 
the Indianapolis Lyceum of Natural History was organized Feb. 
28, 1878, the first officers being Henry Jameson, M.D., president, 
and W. Webster Butterfield, M.D. Aad Meetings occur on 
the first Tuesday evening of each month. 
The State Microscopical Society of Illinois, at its annual meet- 
ing held April 26th, elected the following officers: President, 
Henry W. Fuller; vice-presidents, Harvey M. Thompson and H. 
F. Atwood ; secretary, Prof. S. H. Peabody ; corresponding sec- 
retary, James Colgrove; treasurer, B. W. Thomas; trustees, Prof. 
E. S. Bastin, Dr. Soke Curtis, E. W. Blatchford, Samuel J. Jones 
and W. H. Summe 
At the annual eiie of the American saree TAR Society 
of the city of New York, held Tuesday even ing Marc 26, 1878, 
the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: pd, 
John B. Rich, M.D.; aoe E Wm. H. Atkinson, M.D. ; 
secretary, O. G. Mason, - Bellevue Hospital ; treasurer, T. 
d’Oremieulx ; curator, Jolia: Frey. 
Microscopica CoxcreEss.—The invitation to the Microscopical 
Congress at Indianapolis, next August, has been accepted by a 
number of societies as well as prominent workers with the micro- 
scope, and the meeting promises to be large, and most interesting 
. to those who participate. Particulars in regard to the arrange- 
ments will be ready shortly, and can be obtained, in form of a cir- 
cular, ed addressing Dr. W. W. Butterfield, Indianapolis, Indiana. 
Ernst GUNDLACH. eds well-known optician, who has been 
with the Bausch & Lomb Opt. Co., daring the past two years, 
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