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REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING 
REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING 
Prepared by the Home Secretary 
The annual meeting of the Academy was held at the Smithsonian Insti- 
tution in Washington, April 16, 17, and 18, 1917. 
Seventy-three members were present as follows: Messrs. C. G. Abbot, 
Abel, Barnard, Becker, Bogert, Cannon, Cattell, Chittenden, W. B. Clark, 
F. W. Clarke, J. M. Clarke, Conklin, Coulter, Crew, Cross, Dall, Dana, 
Davenport, Davis, Day, Dewey, Donaldson, Fewkes, Flexner, Frost, Gom- 
berg, Hague, Hale, E. H. Hall, Harper, Hayford, Hillebrand, Holmes, 
Howard, Howell, Iddings, Jennings, Lillie, Loeb, Lusk, Mall, Meltzer, 
Merriam, Merritt, Michelson, Millikan, Moore, Morley, E. L. Nichols, E. 
F. Nichols, A. A. Noyes, W. A. Noyes, H. F. Osborn, Pearl, Pickering, 
Pupin, Ransome, Remsen, Rosa, Schlesinger, Scott, Erwin F. Smith, Stieg- 
Htz, Van Vleck, Vaughan,- Walcott, Webster, Welch, Wheeler, D. White, 
H. S. White, Wilson, R. W. Wood. 
BUSINESS SESSIONS 
The President announced the death since the Autumn Meeting of one for- 
eign Associate: Gaston Darboux. 
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS OF THE ACADEMY 
The annual report of the President to Congress for 1916 was presented 
and distributed. 
The President announced the appointment of the Local Committee as 
follows: Charles G. Abbot, Chairman; Whitman Cross, William H. 
Dall, William F. Hillebrand, Charles D. Walcott. 
A Finance Committee for the Proceedings was also appointed, as follows: 
C. B. Davenport, Chairman; M. T. Bogert, W. B. Clark, F. R. Lillie, 
Raymond Pearl. 
Other committee appointments, with date of expiration were as follows: 
Program: C. G. Abbot, Chairman, 1920; Raymond Pearl, 1920. 
Henry Draper Fund: A. A. Michelson, to succeed himself, 1920. 
J. Lawrence Smith Fund: Whitman Cross, 1922. 
Comstock Fund: A. G, Webster, to succeed himself, 1920. 
Marsh Fund: E. S. Dana, to succeed himself, 1920. 
Murray Fund: G. H. Parker, to succeed himself, 1920. 
Marcellus Hartley Fund: Theobald Smith and A. G. Webster, to suc- 
ceed themselves, 1920. 
On Pubhcation: E. B. Rosa. 
The Home Secretary presented the following communication from Mr. 
Edwin B. Frost, resigning as a member of the Trustees of the Watson Fund: 
Dear Mr. Day: April 12, 1917. 
Please present to the Council my resignation as a member of the Trustees of the Watson 
Fund. It is necessary for me to give up further service on this committee, but I am willing 
to continue as Chairman of the Bache Committee for another year. 
Very truly yours, Edwin B. Frost. 
