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MINUTES  OP  THE 
Committee  on  Scientific  Queries, 
William  Procter,  Jr.,  Chairman,      .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Saml.  P.  Duffield,  Ph.  D.,     .       .  Detroit,  Mich. 
Prof.  Edward  Parrish,    .       .       .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
R.  H.  Stabler,  M.  D.,     .       .       .  Alexandria,  Va. 
Business  Committee, 
Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb,  Chairman,    .       .  Brooklyn,  JST.  Y. 
Geo.  C.  Close,         ....  Brooklyn,  K  Y. 
Robert  J.  Brown,    ....  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 
Pharmacopoeia  Committee, 
Dr.  E.  R.  Squibb,  Chairman,    .       .  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Alfred  B.  Taylor,  ....  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
William  Procter,  Jr.,      .       .       .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
On  motion  the  report  was  accepted,  and  an  election  for  Presi- 
dent ordered ;  Evan  T.  Ellis  and  Robert  R.  Kent  being  ap- 
pointed by  the  Chair  to  act  as  tellers. 
The  tellers  reported  the  unanimous  election  of  Frederick 
Stearns,  of  Detroit,  as  President  for  the  ensuing  year. 
It  was  then  moved  that  the  Chairman  should  deposit  an  affirma- 
tive vote  for  the  remaining  officers  and  committees  as  proposed 
by  the  Nominating  Committee,  which  was  carried,  when  the 
tellers  reported  their  unanimous  election. 
It  was  moved  and  carried  that  a  committee  be  appointed  to 
conduct  the  President  elect  to  the  chair ;  thereupon  Professors 
Procter  and  Parrish  were  intrusted  with  that  service,  upon 
which  they  immediately  entered.  Ex-President  Lincoln  now 
vacated  the  chair,  and  presented  his  successor,  President  Stearns, 
to  the  meeting,  the  members  rising  to  their  feet  during  the  cere-' 
mony,  which  concluded  with  a  few  earnest  and  appropriate  re- 
marks from  Mr.  Stearns,  bidding  the  members  welcome  to  the 
city  of  Detroit,  and  expressing  a  wish  for  the  success  and  har- 
mony of  their  deliberations. 
The  retiring  officers  were  then  tendered  a  vote  of  thanks  for 
their  zeal  and  efficiency  during  their  term  of  service. 
The  report  of  the  Corresponding  Secretary,  P.  W.  Bedford, 
was  now  read,  accepted,  and  referred  for  publication. 
The  Secretary  informs  that  the  distribution  of  Proceedings  to 
