﻿May, 1851.] 



ELLIOTT SOCIETY. 



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called for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Com- 

 mercial Convention, now assembled in this city. 



Resolved, That the Chair appoint four delegates to represent this Society 

 in the Convention of the South and Southwestern States, now in ^session in 

 Charleston, and that they be requested to urge upon that body the importance 

 of making thorough Geological surveys of the above named States, in order 

 to the full development of their mineral resources, etc. 



The following gentlemen were appointed : John McCrady, 

 Esq., Prof. S. H. Dickson, Dr. L. A. Frampton, and Prof. 

 Holmes. 



' MAY 2nd, 1854. 



Tice-President L. E. Gibbes in the chair. 



The committee of Curators, to whom was referred Prof. 

 Gibbes' paper on the genus PorceUana, recommend that it be 

 published with the proceedings. 



The Chair presented to the Society a classified catalogue 

 of the Botanical works in his library, one hundred and sixty- 

 seven volumes, and a list of the Zoological works in his pos- 

 session, and suggested to the members the propriety of each 

 preparing a catalogue of the books in his own library, and of 

 depositing the same with the Secretary of this Society. 



Members Elected. 



Eev. C. Wallace. Kev. E. Wagnee. 



Dr. E. TL Fbost. Prof. Shepherd. 



Dr. Elias Hoelbeck. 



Correspondents Elected. 

 Dr. A. A. Gould. Dr. E. W. Gibbes. 



Prof. M. Tuomey. Eev. M. A. Ctjetis. 



Prof. S. T. Baerd. Chaeles Gibaed, Esq. 



Dr. W. J. Btjenett. Chaeles O. Boutelle, Esq. 



