NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 
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1888 .] 
He was a member of the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia, 
and read a historical sketch of the institution before the Society 
Jan. 29, 1885, which was published. He was treasurer of the So¬ 
ciety from 1864 to 1880,—sixteen years—and vice-president since 
1881. 
He was long a member of the Philadelphia Atheneum. At forty- 
six consecutive annual elections of the Philadelphia and Reading 
Railroad Company he Avas one of the judges of the election. 
He was active in the Board of Publication of the Presbyterian 
Church ; a Director of the “ Mercer Home Secretary of the Pres¬ 
byterian Hospital; a member of the Deacon’s Court, and associate 
superintendent of the Sunday School of the Second Presbyterian 
Church of Philadelphia. 
The position which he held, the Avork he did, are significant of his 
friendliness to natural science, of his bene\^olence and public spirit 
as well as of the excellence of his character. 
Resolved, That in the death of William L. Mactier the Concholog- 
ical Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 
has lost an estimable member and efficient treasurer, that, in testi¬ 
mony of appreciation of our loss and as a tribute to his memory, 
this brief of his virtues be entered upon the record of Proceedings, 
and that a copy thereof be transmitted to his family by the Re¬ 
corder. 
The Director’s extended and appreciative biographical notice of 
Mr. Tryon is published in the present number of the Proceedings of 
the Academy. 
Our Conservator, Mr. H. A. Pilsbry, reports:— 
“The principal additions to the museum consist of suites of Medi¬ 
terranean shells from Malta and the Balearic Isles received from 
Messrs B. Tomlin and Alfred Carqana; of .Sandwich Is. land 
shells, a large series from Mr. Baldwin; and new Tasmanian shells 
from C. E. Beddome. From the family of the late Win. L. Mactier, 
a number of interesting forms mostly of Avell known marine species. 
A large number of American species have been received, among 
Avhicli may be mentioned alpine land shells from Colorado, Florida 
marine shells and a series of Texas shells. A full list of the dona¬ 
tions are included in the “Additions to the Museum.” 
The total number of additions made is 46, amounting to 603 trays, 
3455 specimens. The collection now contains 192,605 specimens in 
51,930 trays. A valuable series of alcoholic specimens has been re¬ 
ceived from Mr. Bryant Walker, Detroit, Mich. In the museum, 
