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posed at the June meeting of the Southern 
Division and the nineteen proposed at the 
July meeting of the same Division, were 
also read. 
Mr. Charles Camp presented the report 
of the committee of three appointed to ex- 
amine the constitution of the Pacific Divi- 
sion of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science. The committee 
reported favorably upon the constitution 
and recommended that the Cooper Ornitho- 
logical Club accept the invitation of the 
Pacific Division to affiliate. The report 
was adopted. Adjourned. — Tracy I. Stoker, 
Secretary. 
SOUTHERN DIVISION 
August. — The August meeting of the 
Southern Division was held at the Museum 
of History, Science, and Art, Thursday even- 
ing, August 27. President Law was in the 
chair and the following members present: 
Miss Etta V. Little, and Messrs. Chambers, 
Colburn, Daggett, Edwards, Howell, Jewett, 
Rich, Swarth, and Wyman. One visitor was 
present, Mrs. Lincoln. The minutes of the 
July meeting were read and approved, fol- 
lowed by the Northern Division minutes for 
August. 
New members were elected as follows: C. 
D. Hegner, Los Angeles; J. C. Sheafer, Los 
Angeles: Mrs. E. G. Butler Berryville, Vir- 
ginia; W. E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington; 
R. W. Williams, Takoma Park, Maryland; 
R. Bruce Horsfall, Princeton, New Jersey; 
Mrs. M. A. Commons Crystal Bay, Minne- 
sota; F. Adam, Tropico; D. L Simmons, Los 
Angeles; Mrs. Herbert Brown, Tucson, Ari- 
zona; Dr. R. L. Walker, Carnegie, Penn- 
sylvania; George S. Shiras 3rd, Washing- 
ton, D. C.; C. F. Hodge, Eugene, Oregon; 
Dr. W. M. Tyler, Lexington. Massachusetts; 
John P. Young, Youngstown, Ohio; E. B. 
Hunt, Washington, D. C.; H. G. Smith, Den- 
ver, Colorado; F. Barker, Parkers Prairie, 
Minnesota; Mrs. Harriet B. Thornber, Tuc- 
son, Arizona. A motion was also passed 
admitting to membership those individuals 
elected at the last Northern Division meet- 
ing. 
New names proposed were: Melvin R. 
Gay, Redlands, presented by Mrs. Gertrude 
H. Husher; E. H. Rogers, Berkeley, by D. 
R. Dickey; E. V. Sands, Tombstone, Ari- 
zona, by F. C. Willard; J. G. Johnson, Berke- 
ley, by C. A. Kofoid; H. R. Mills, Tampa, 
Florida, and L. B. Martin, Clearwater, Flo- 
rida, by O. E. Baynard; F. C. Test, Chicago, 
by L. A. Test; H. L. Stoddard, Chicago, by 
W. Lee Chambers; E H. Williams, Los 
Angeles, by Mrs. H. W. Myers. 
Mr. W. Lee Chambers was appointed a 
committee of one to confer with Mr. W. L. 
Finley in regard to an illustrated lecture to 
be delivered under the auspices of the Club. 
Mr. Howell spoke on his recent collecting 
trip to Owens Valley and the eastern slope 
of the Sierras. Adjourned.- — H. S. Swarth, 
Secretary. 
September. — The monthly meeting of the 
Southern Division was held at the residence 
of Dr. L. H. Miller, Sunday afternoon, Sep- 
tember 27. The following members and 
visitors were present: Dr. and Mrs. F, T. 
Bicknell, W. L. Chambers, A. Cookman, F. 
S. Daggett, Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Dial, H. A. 
Edwards, Dr. and Mrs. C. O. Esterly, Mrs. 
Minerva J. Fargo, Dr. A. K. Fisher, Mrs. 
Frances M. Harmon, C. D. Hegner, J. E. 
Law, Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Miller, Mrs. H. W. 
Myers, W. M. Pierce, Mrs. J. E. Pleasants, 
P. L. Radir, Dr. C. G. Stivers, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
and Mrs. H. S. Swarth, L. W. Welch, Dr. E. 
H. Williams, Mrs. Williams, Miss Williams, 
G. Willett, A. van Rossem, O. J. Zahn. 
The minutes of the August meeting were 
read and approved. New members were 
elected as follows: Melvin R. Gay, Red- 
lands; E. H. Rogers, Berkeley; E. V. Sands, 
Tombstone, Arizona; John C. Johnson, 
Berkeley; Dr. Herbert R. Mills, Tampa, Flo- 
rida; L. B. Martin, Clearwater, Florida; F. 
C. Test, Chicago, Illinois; H. L. Stoddard, 
Chicago, Illinois; Dr. E. H. Williams, Los 
Angeles. New names proposed were; E. 
F. Averill, Pendleton, Oregon, presented 
by S. G. Jewett; W. H. Alkire, Hollywood, 
presented by A. E. Colburn; Ida G. Jenkins, 
Roxbury, Massachusetts, presented by E. 
E. Caduc. 
Dr. A. K. Fisher spoke briefly on some 
of the phases of the work of exterminating 
injurious rodents in which the Biological 
Survey is engaged, telling of various un- 
expected complications arising through the 
resulting disturbance of the balance of na- 
ture. His talk concluded with comments 
on the California meeting of the American 
Ornithologists’ Union next year, giving 
some welcome suggestions whereby such a 
meeting can be made most successful. 
That the members of the Division antici- 
pate with pleasure having at least one meet- 
ing during the year on Dr. Miller’s broad, 
shady veranda, was evidenced by the num- 
ber in attendance on this occasion. It is 
clearly one of the most enjoyable features 
of the Club’s yearly program. Adjourned. — 
H. S. Swarth, Secretary. 
