PROCEEDINGS. 
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Elections were then held with the following result: 
President . G. M. Sternberg. 
Treasurer . B. R. Green. 
Secretaries . E. D. Preston. J. Elfreth Watkins. 
MEMBERS AT LARGE OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. 
C. F. Marvin 
H. M. Paul. 
F. W. True. 
C. K. Wead. 
Cyrus Adler. 
W. A. De Caindry. 
J. H. Gore. 
G. W. Littlehales. 
Isaac Winston. 
The amendment to the Constitution proposed by Mr. Dall at 
the last annual meeting was then considered. 
Moved by Mr. Baker to substitute for the proposed amend¬ 
ment the present article III, striking out the words “ ex-Presi- 
dents of the Society ,” so that it would read: “ There shall be a 
General Committee consisting of the officers of the Society and 
nine other members.” This motion was lost by a vote of seven 
for and eight against it. 
The original amendment of Mr. Dall was then adopted 
unanimously. 
Article III therefore now reads as follows: 
There shall be a General Committee, consisting of the officers 
of the Society and nine other members and such of the Past 
Presidents of the Society resident in Washington and retaining 
membership as shall annually, before the first meeting of Feb¬ 
ruary of any year, notify the Secretary of the General Committee 
of their intention to attend its meetings or whose presence may 
be requested by a vote of the committee. 
