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THE WILSON BULLETIN— December, 1922 
THE ANNUAL MEETINGS AT CHICAGO 
The ninth annual meeting of The Wilson Ornithological Club was 
held at Chicago, 111., on October 24th, 1922. In deference to the co- 
incident meeting of The American Ornithologisits Union, to which The 
Wilson Club was a joint host, the one session held was confined to the 
transaction of business matters and election of officers for the coming 
year. All program features were merged with those of The A. O. U, and 
every cooperation was extended to the latter body in an endeavor to 
make their first mid-west meeting the largest of any in its history. 
The business meeting of The Wilson Club was opened with President 
Hankinson in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were reported 
by Secretary Ganier as being published in full in the March, 1922, 
Wilson Bulletin. There being no corrections or additions it was moved 
aud carried that they be accepted and adopted. A comimittee on nomi- 
nation of officers for the coming year was named, consisting of Messrs. 
Stephens, Jones and Gault. The report of the President consisted of a 
resume of the work of The Club for the current year and suggestions 
for possible fields for activity during the year to come. The report 
of the Treasurer, being unavailable until the end of the fiscal year, was 
referred to The Council, to be handled at that time. The Secretary 
reported upon the various matters coming under his jurisdiction and 
presented the names of some sixty new applicants for membership. 
These, on motion, were referred to The Council for final handling. The 
Secretary also announced the resignation of Treasurer Fordyce and 
requested that his own resignation be accepted. After discussion a 
motion was offered and adopted accepting both resignations and thanking 
the retiring officers for the services they had rendered. Dr, Jones, 
Editor of The Wilson Bulletin, was called upon for a word in connection 
with the official organ. He called attention to the fact that for the 
past year The Bulletin was averaging 64 pages per number, illustrated, 
and that in spite of the raise in dues during the current year the con- 
tinued high cost of printing would probably consume the full income 
from memberships and subscriptions. He made a plea for more short 
field notes and reviews of current publications which bear on the 
inland area. A motion, according Dr. Jones the thanks and appreciation 
of The Club for his services during the current year, was offered and 
adopted. 
The matter of getting the official organ to more bird students in 
the middle west, including Boy Scout Masters, was brought up by Mr. 
P. B. Coffin. Mr. Stoddard suggested that a special effort should be made 
to get The Bulletin to all bird banders not now members. The chair 
appointed Messrs. Coffin, Test, Boyd, and Eifrig, a committee to con- 
sumate the suggestions. 
Dr. Swenk, Secretary of the Nebraska Ornithologists Union, re- 
ported that the revised articles of affiliation between that organization 
and the Wilson Club had been duly signed and the matter concluded. 
Secretary Gainer reported that The Tennessee Ornithological Society 
wished to take steps to effect a similar affiliation. On motion. The 
Council was instructed to take up the matter with power to act. 
