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W. B. Rogers. who ranks as the first president, he being in office 
when the Association was formed by the enlargement of the older 
Association of Geologists and Naturalists. The presence of Prof. 
Rogers was greeted with joy, as his health has prevented his tak- 
ing his former active part in the meetings for several years. Pro- 
fessors Joseph Henry, J. D. Dana, F. A. P. Barnard, B. A. Gould, 
T. Sterry Hunt, Asa Gray, J. Lawrence Smith, and the retiring 
president, Prof. Joseph Lovering, were also present. 
he address of the retiring President gave universal satisfaction, 
and though bearing more on the section to which he specially be- 
longs than to Section B, we feel. that all our. readers will be glad 
to have us follow our course for several years and present it to 
- them in the following numbers of the NaTuRALIstT. 
The social element of the meeting was well developed, and 
though there was very little private entertainment given to the 
members by the residents, there was a large number of citizens 
who, as the Local Committee, took an active interest in the Asso- 
ciation, and in many ways made the meeting a very pleasant one. 
The only levee given to the Association was by Dr. Stearns on 
Thursday when a very enjoyable evening was. passed. Several 
Special invitations were received from the managers of the various 
institutions and large establishments in and about Hartford, and 
most of them were very generally accepted by members, and many 
very interesting works were visited.. The special excursions ar- 
ranged by the Local Committee were well planned and admirably 
carried out. The steamer excursion down the Connecticut to its 
mouth and return, on Saturday, was a perfect one and was greatly 
enjoyed by the several hundred persons who passed the day on 
e river; while the geologists, and all others who wished to go, 
had their full share in. the several afternoon excursions to Tariff- 
Ville and. the Portland quarries A and all who went on the afternoon 
“seursion to Cheneyville could only have experienced great pleas- 
ure at the sight, of this model and beautiful little village, where 
the silkworm’s slender threads are unwound and woven into sub- 
stantial fabrics cat oo. ee a Thursday, the day following 
“© adjournment, a very interesting excursion took place, and con- 
sisted of a trip through the most beautiful portion of the State to 
Lakeville and the iron mines.of Salisbury. : 
S Was expected, a large amount of time was occupied in dis- 
“"ssions relating to the new constitution, but as this very import- 
