Proceedings of the Society. 3 



President Skinner read a paper on the " History and Condition of 

 the Society," to be approved by the Society, and printed and pre- 

 sented to the Board of Public Works of the City of Cincinnati, with 

 a petition praying for a site in Eden Park, for the erection of a suita- 

 ble building for the Society. 



After an informal discussion of the subject, the paper of President 



Skinner was approved and adopted, and the Executive Board 



authorized to proceed in the matter according to their judgment. 



Dr. O. D. Norton read a letter on the Artesian Wells of the Beld- 



ing Silk Company, at Northampton, Mass. 



Mrs. Harry Rosenbaum was proposed for active membership. 

 The following persons were elected to active membership : 

 Miss Louise Deveieux, John M. Kay, 



Mrs. A. B. Thrasher, Emory H. Barton, 



Mrs. Herbert Jenney. Aaron Prince, 



W. St. J. Jones, J. M. Cochran, 



Chas. Porter Davis, E. E. Shipley, 



Chas. J. Strong, W. Boone, 



M. A. High, Harry T. Smith, 



VVm. McMiller, Geo. B. McMiller, 



Reuben A. Holden, Jr.. Robert Newlin, 



Dr. Wm. Owen, Jr., Alfred Petry, 



Edw. S. Butler, Clarence Bartlett 



Howard Carey, Jos. Eichberg, 



Dr. A. Hoeltge, W. C. Emerson, 



W. Simpkinson, Geo. A. Bowen, 



C. H, Sheen, Herbert Gibert, 



H. J. Buntin, Wm. A. Gamble, 



Russell T. Dickson, Jno. A. Krumme, Jr., 



Arthur L. Fogg, Wm. Holden. 



Geo. H. Leach, 

 Mr. Davis L. James and Prof. Jos. F. James offered the following 

 amendment to the Constitution : 



To add to section 2, of Article VI., of the Constitution, after the 

 words "the President," — /'the ex-Presidents, so long as they con- 

 tinue members of the Society," — so that the section shall read : 

 "The President, the ex-Presidents so long as they continue members 

 of the Society, two Vice-Presidents, etc.'" 



Mr. Davis L. James stated that the purpose of the amendment was 

 to hold to active interest in the Society all ex-Presidents, and to keep 



