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Proceedings of the Wisconsin Natural History Society* 
March 8 to October 26, 1899. 
Wednesday, March 8, 1899. 
Called to order at the lecture room of the Public Library by the 
president, Dr. Geo. W. Peckham. 
Chas. H. Doerflinger was elected secretary pro tern. 
A letter was then read by Mr. Doerflinger, from Chas. E. 
Brown, president of the Milwaukee Natural Science Association, 
announcing that the latter association was disposed to join the 
Natural History Society, as a body — all its members wishing to 
become members of the Wisconsin Society. A motion passed to 
recommend to the board of directors that they be admitted as 
regular members and that their fees be fixed at $1.20 a year, for 
the first three years after admission. 
Mr. Doerflinger then moved that the Natural History Society, 
in consideration of its inactivity during several years, amend its 
constitution by adding to article 6 the clause : 
The board of directors are authorized to suspend, remit, or 
reduce, membership fees whenever in its judgment there are good 
reasons for such action. 
The motion was seconded and carried. 
Thursday, April 27, 1899. 
In the lecture room of the Public Library, with Dr. Peckham in 
the chair. 
The board of directors reported that the following members 
of the Milwaukee Natural Science Association, which had resolved 
