HISTORICAL SKETCH. 
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the membership of the Council which had occurred since the 
last election six years before, were filled up, and the Society 
once more entered on an active career. 
The meeting was held on March 5, 1880. 
Some of the men who were present at the reorganization 
were the following: — 
Wm. Jack, Q. C. 
Rev. G. Armstrong 
*W. F. Best, M. E. 
H. G. Bridges 
*W. F. Burditt 
*R. Chalmers 
*D. P. Chisholm 
W. F. Coleman, M.D. 
*W. N. Gould 
G. A. Hamilton, M.D. 
*G. U. Hay 
P. R. Inches, M.D. 
William Jack, Esq., the President, was in the chair, and G. 
Ernest Fairweather was chosen as Recording secretary. Certain 
vacancies in the Council were filled by the election of Col. 
D. B. Warner as second vice-president, W. N. Gould as Curator, 
D. Waterbury as Librarian and G. U. Hay as member of Council. 
The other members of the Council were those who had been 
elected before the fire of 1877. 
Another meeting was held in March, at which new members 
were elected and old members rejoined, and thence onward except 
for the summer vacation, monthly meetings were held through- 
out the year. Papers and lectures wera given at these 
meetings by the following: W. F. Coleman, M.D., Wm. Jack, 
Esq., *W. F. Best *.R Chalmers, Prof. L. W. Bailey, *M. Cham- 
berlain, P. R. Inches, M.D., L. C. Allison, M.D., *G. U. Hay, 
*E. Jack, C.E. 
Mr. Chamberlain’s name reminds one that his advent in 
the Society marks the establishment of the Ornithological com- 
mittee, of which he was organizer and chairman, and which did 
*W. A. Jack. 
*G. H. Lee. 
G. F. Matthew. 
*C. A. McDonald. 
*J. A. C. McKeen 
W. M. McLean 
G. F. Smith. 
R. P. Starr 
*D. B. Warner, (U. S. Consul.)' 
*D. Waterbury. 
*G. E. Fairweather. 
*The names with asterisks are those of new contributors. 
