﻿Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 



Vol. VIII. Cincinnati, July, 1885. No. 2. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of April 7, 1885. 

 Vice-President Harper in the chair, and twenty-two members 

 present. 



The name of E. S. Comings was proposed for membership. 

 This being the annual meeting, reports were read, as follows : 

 The report of the Treasurer, Mr. S. E. Wright, for the year 

 ending April 7, 1885, showed the Society to be in a good condi- 

 tion financially. The following table indicates the receipts and ex- 

 penditures of each year from 1871 to date. 



Receipts and Expenditures, Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



YEAR ENDING 



Dues, Etc. 



INTEREST. 



TOTAL RF.CE1PTS. 



EXPENSES. 



SURPLUS. 



DEFICIT. 



April 1 87 1 



160 00 





160 OO 



165 17 





5 17 



" 1872 



385 00 





385 00 



364 22 



20 78 











1873 



410 36 



21 08 



43 1 44 



324 93 



I06 51 





" 1874 



553 95 



21 08 



575 03 



45 6 34 



Il8 69 





" 1875 



558 30 



26 08 



584 38 



53i 46 



52 92 





" 1876 



347 54 



45 08 



392 62 



4i5 95 





^3 33 



« 1877 



654 00 



42 25 



696 25 



350 02 



346 23 





" 1878 



465 00 



474 46 



939 46 



1460 03 





520 57 



" 1879 



567 00 



1212 41 



1779 4i 



2219 32 





439 9i 



« 1880 



633 00 



4676 64 



5309 64 



1825 01 



3484 6j 





« 1881 



560 42 



2761 65 



3322 07 



3439 37 





117 30 



" 1882 



54i 5o 



2980 92 



3522 42 



3794 93 





272 5 1 



» 1883 



579 20 



2704 89 



3284 09 



3444 78 





160 69 



" 1884 



592 52 



2474 73 



3067 25 



2982 52 



84 73 





» 1885 



449 09 



2414 70 



2863 79 



2523 30 



340 49 





A committee consisting of Chas. Dury, Edw. M. Cooper and 

 Walter A. Dun, M. D., was appointed to audit the accounts and 

 report. 



Note. — The Journal is devoted to the Proceedings of the Society. Business 

 transacted, and papers read, constitute the Proce dings. 



The Publishing Committee is not responsible for views expressed by authors of 

 papers. 



