136 BULLETIN OF WISCONSIN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. VOL. 1. NO. 3. 
Thursday, April 26, 1900. 
The general meeting for April was also the annual meeting 
of the society and was held in the usual place — the museum lec- 
ture room. 
In the absence of the president, Mr. Ernest Bruncken pre- 
sided over the meeting. Twenty-six persons were present. 
The report of the secretary for the past twelve months was 
then read as follows, — 
Secretary's Report for the Year from April 27th, 1899 to 
April 26th, 1900^ 
Number of general meetings held during the year 9 
section " " " 19 
directors *' " 1 
Membership of the society, April 26, 1900 87 
Members added to the society during the year 23 
The following twelve papers were read at the general meetings 
during the year: 
Rambles in Prehistoric France Charles E. Doerflinger 
The Hamilton Formation at Milwaukee E. E. Teller 
Local Botany Philip Wells 
Winter Habits of the Great Northern Shrike W. J. Bennetts 
Indian Dialects of the Algonquins D. W. Fowler 
Some Remarkable Trees in the Vicinity of Milwaukee, E. Bruncken 
Notes on the Distribution of some Trees and Shrubs in 
the Vicinity of Milwaukee E. Bruncken 
The Colors of Flowers W. H. Dudley 
Our Early Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors..Dr.S. Graenicher 
Practical Taxidermy Geo. Shrosbree 
The Giant Squid and Its Allies Dr. H. Dorner 
Geological Rambles Chas. E. Monroe 
In January of the present year, 1900, the society began the pub- 
lication of its transactions in the form of an octavo quarterly, 
which it has named " Bulletin of the Wisconsin Natural History 
Society." The first number which contained about 70 pages and 
4 plates was well received by tne other publishing societies of 
America and Europe. The second or April number was at the 
time of writing about to leave the hands of the printer. 
This report having been approved, the election of officers for 
the ensuing year was then taken up and the following were nom- 
inated and unanimously elected, — 
For President Edgar E. Teller 
" Vice President Dr. S. Graenicher 
" Recording Secretary Wm. J. Bennetts 
" Corresponding Secretary Lee R. Whitney 
" Treasurer John A. Brandon 
^' Librarian Paul H. Dernehl 
