Thirty-Sixth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union

Autor: T. S. Palmer
Rok vydání: 1919
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Zdroj: The Auk. 36:90-99
ISSN: 1938-4254
0004-8038
Popis: THE Thirty-sixth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union convened in New York City, on Monday, November 11, 1918. Owing to the epidemic of influenza which had prevailed for some weeks it was necessary, for the first time in the history of the Union, to omit the public sessions and confine the sessions to business meetings of the Council, Fellows and Members. The meetings were held on the historic occasion of the signing of the armistice and amid the noisy celebration of the end of the great world war. The attendance included 14 Fellows and several members. Among those present were two Founders of the Union, Dr. J. A. Allen and Dr. A. K. Fisher, and three Fellows originally elected in 1883, William Dutcher, Dr. Geo. Bird Grinnell and John H. Sage. At the meeting of 'the Fellows c'alled to order in the American Museum of Natural History at 8.05 P. M. by the President, John H. Sage, 12 Fellows were present. The amendment to the By-Laws proposed at the last Stated Meeting, making the fee of Patrons one thousand dollars, was formally adopted. At the meeting of the Fellows and Members called to order by the President at 8.20 P. M., 13 Fellows and 4 Members were present. Following the calling of the roll the list of members in military and naval service was read (see last pages). The report of the Secretary giving the status of the membership was then presented. This report showed a net gain of 62 members during the year. In November, 1917, the total number of members was 891 while the present membership was 953 distributed as follows: Fellows, 50; Retired Fellows, 2; Honorary Fellows, 15; Corresponding Fellows, 56; Members, 80; and Associates, 750. During the year the Union lost 14 members by death, 13 by resignation and 20 by delinquency. The deaths (including two in the previous
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