well sustained. The election of all the important officers a year 

 in advance will not only save much time in organizing the Detroit 

 meeting but will also secure special addresses from the pn>siding 

 officers of the sections, similar to those which make so important 

 a part of the proceedings of the British Association. 



At an early date the Local Committee will issue their circular 

 to members of the Association, giving details relating to tbe 

 arrangements made for the accommodation of members while in 

 Detroit, and such other information as may be of interest to those 

 intending to be present at the meeting, including any facilities 

 offered by the railroads, reduction of hotel prices, contemplated 

 excursions, etc. In order to receive the circular of. the Local 

 Committee without fail, it is desired that all persons now planning 

 to attend the meeting should send their addresses to Frederick 

 Woolfenden, Esq., Secretary of the Local Committee, Detroit. 



Professor F. W. Clarke of Cincinnati, appointed by the Chemical 

 Subsection of the Hartford Meeting to notify chemists of the 

 organization of a Permanent Subsection of Chemistry, requests 

 that attention be called to the fact that the subsection is a perma- 

 nent organization, and states that the general interest awakme. I 



specially interested in that department. 



The attention of persons specially interested in Entomology is 

 directed to the action taken by the Entomologists at the Hartford 

 meeting, and to the fact that there will be a meeting of the En- 

 tomological Club of the Association at Detroit, on Tuesday, 

 August 10 .(the day preceding the meeting of the Association), 

 at which all interested are invited to be present. 



It was also suggested at the last meeting that special efforts be 

 made to bring the Ethnologists and Archaeologists together a 

 Detroit in order to form a permanent subsection of AnthropolOgyi 

 and it is probable that definite action will be taken on the subject 

 at the coming meeting. 



Any person may become a member of the Association npofl 



by the Standing Committee^ and election by a majority of the 

 members and fellows present in general session. Blank form* 11 1 

 recommendation to membership, and also copies of the genera! ui 

 cular, will be furnished on application to F. W. Putnam, Perma- 

 nent Secretary, Salem, Mass. 



