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The reply of the distinguished scientist, containing many 
valuable suggestions, and accompanied by the annual reports and 
statements of several European societies, was laid before a meeting 
of the Acclimatization Society, held at the rooms of the Cincinnati 
Board of Trade, June 19th, 1873. At this meeting, a resolution, 
offered by Mr. John Simpkinson, was adopted, providing for a 
committee charged with the duty of digesting a plan of operations 
The committee, consisting of Messrs. Andrew Erkenbrecher, John 
Simpkinson, and George H. Knight, subsequently called a meeting 
of citizens understood to be favorable to the proposed enterprise, 
for Monday, June 30th, 1873, at which Dr. Lilienthal, Mr. Simp¬ 
kinson, and others, delivered spirited addresses, a large sum of 
money was subscribed, and resolutions were adopted providing 
for the incorporation of a Society whose capital stock should be 
$300,000. In conformity with this action, Messrs. Simpkinson, 
Erkenbrecher, C. Oskamp, Knight and A. Tenner, subscribed 
articles of incorporation under the name of the “Zoological Society 
of Cincinnati,” which were duly filed and recorded, according to 
law, on the 11th day of July, 1873. The first meeting of the newly 
formed Society, was held at the Board of Trade rooms, on July 
28th, and the following named gentlemen elected Directors to 
manage its affairs, viz: Joseph Longworth, J. Simpkinson, A. 
Erkenbrecher, A. Pfirmann, John A. Mohlenhoff, Charles P. Taft, 
John Sliillito, George K. Schoenberger and Julius Dexter. The 
Board of Directors thus constituted, immediately organized and 
elected the following named officers, viz: Joseph Longworth, 
President; John Simpkinson, Vice-President; Clemens Oskamp, 
Treasurer; Charles P. Taft, Recording Secretary; and Armin’ 
Tenner, Corresponding Secretary. 
From the Constitution as adopted at the first meeting of Stock¬ 
holders, we quote the following extracts: 
“Sec. I. The name of the Society shall be “Zoological Society 
of Cincinnati.” 
‘Sec. II. The capital stock of the Society shall be three 
Hundred thousand dollars, divided into six thousand shares, of fifty 
