The first general meeting of the Society was held on Wednesday, December 15, 
at 2 p. M., in the rooms of the Monroe County Sportsmen’s Club, 128 Reynolds’ 
Arcade. The meeting was called to order, and President Webster read an address 
upon the history of taxidermy. 
Owing to the unusual amount of labor required upon matters pertaining to the 
holding of a first exhibition, only one paper had been prepared to be read before 
the Society, and under the circumstances it was thought best to have it held over 
until the next meeting, when a more general effort will be made in this line of the 
Society’s work. 
At the close of President Webster’s address, the Society went into committee 
of the whole on the revision of the Constitution, By vote of three-fourths of the 
members present, the following changes in the Constitution were made ; Articles 
2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, II, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 were amended in various ways 
by substitutions or striking out. Article 5 was stricken out entirely, and also 
section 2 of Article 14. A new article was introduced between Articles 12 and 13, 
and four new sections, numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively, were added to Article 
13. The Constitution as amended was ordered printed and distributed, to take the 
place of the original document. 
The names of three candidates for membership were presented as follows : Rev. 
William Elgin, of Rochester; David T. Bruce, Jr., of Brockport ; and Chas. 
H. Hedley, of Medina. A ballot was taken, and the above named gentlemen 
were declared elected. 
Dr. Joseph B. Holder, of New York, was nominated for election as an hon- 
orary member, and was elected by acclamation. 
The following resolutions were offered and adopted as read : 
Offered by Mr. William T. Hornaday ; 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be tendered the eminent gentlemen 
who, at the sacrifice of their valuable time and personal convenience, have con- 
sented to honor the Society by being present at this exhibition and acting as judges 
of the same, by which they have shown the public their interest in the Society and 
rendered invaluable assistance in establishing it upon a permanent basis. 
Offered by Mr. Thomas W. Fraine : 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be tendered Mr. James Vick for his 
extreme kindness in placing an elegant and commodious hall at the disposal of the 
Society, rent free, during its first annual exhibition, and thereby contributing so 
important an element toward the success of the same. 
Offered by Mr. William G. Smith ; 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be tendered Messrs. John Fahy & 
Co. for their generosity in allowing the Society to occupy, during the third week in 
December, the premises which have recently passed into their hands, and which 
favor they granted the Society at the sacrifice of their own plans and convenience. 
Offered by Mr. James S. Watson : 
Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be tendered the Hon. Alfred Ely, 
for his kindness in consenting to allow the Society to occupy with its exhibition the 
hall which had been offered conditionally by James Vick. 
