1870 1882 1883 1884 1884 1837 1880 1884 1880 1870 1880 1884 1880 1885 1882 1882 1883 1883 1880 1880 1881 Milne, Wm., Wine Merchant, Wentworth St. North. Mason, J. J., Mayor of Hamilton, 63 Hunter St. West. McIlwraith, Thomas, Superintendent for Ontario of the McLaren, Henry, James St. South. McPhie, Donald, Sanitary Engineer, 57 East Ave. South. Macdonald, John, D. M. D., President, Ex-President McRae, Colin, 30 King St. West. Neill, A. T., Secretary, Geological Section, HAMILTON Plank, John, Wood Merchant. Postell, N., Hess St. North. Powis, Alfred, Commission Merchant, Concession St. Robinson, Alex., M. D., Fisherville. Robertson, C., M.A., Classical Master, Collegiate Institute, 40 Emerald St. North. Ross, A. M., Painter, 68 Colborne St. 1881 c Reynolds, T. W., M. D., 1221⁄2 James St. North. 1880 c 1872 1882 1883 1880 1880 Ryall, I., M. D., Physician Board of Health, 71 Main St. East. Roseburgh, J. W., M. D., 52 James St. South. 1883 1883 1880 1880 Stiff, James, 155 Park St North. Slater, S., Treasurer Landed Banking and Loan Co. Turnbull, W., City Assessor, Librarian, Hamilton Association, 10 Wilson St. Tuckett, Geo. E., King St. West. 1881 1881 Tuckett, Geo. T., 35 Bay St. South. Vernon, Elias, M. D. James St. South. 1857 C 3 Witton, H. B., H. M. Inspector of Canals, 12 Murray 1881 1881 1884 1881 1881 C 1884 1882 C 1881 C St. West. Williams, J. M., jr., 59 Hughson St. North. Wallace, J. M., M. D., Medical Superintendent, Asylum for the Insane. Young, Wm., 45 Jackson St. West. CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. Clark, Chas. K., M. D., Rockford Asylum, Kingston. Van Wagner, P. S., J. P.; Stoney Creek. Bull, Rev. George A., M. A., Barton. Lawson, A., M. A., Geological Survey of Canada. Spencer, J. W., Ba. Sc., Ph. D., F. G. S., Columbia, Mo., U. S. 1870 C 2 Wright, Prof. W. P., M. A. California. 1871 C Seath, John, M. A., High School Inspector, St. Catharines. 1885 Frood, T., Kincardine, Ont. HONORARY MEMBERS. Grant, Lt.-Col., John St. South. Macoun, John, M. A., Government Botanist and Naturalist, Dawson, Sir J. William, F. R. S., F. G. S., F. R. S. C., 1881 1882 1885 1885 Sanford, Fleming, C. E., C. M. G., Ottawa. 1885 1885 1885 1885 1885 1885 Wilson, D., L.L. D., Principal, University of Toronto. Ormiston, Wm., D. D, New York. Proudfoot, Vice Chancellor. Rae, John. Hurlburt, J. B., M. A., L.L. D., Ottawa. PROCEEDINGS OF THE Hamilton Association SEASON 1884-1885. FIRST MEETING. Twenty-Seventh Year, Thursday, November 20th, 1884. Minutes of the annual meeting, on the 15th May, 1884, were read and approved. The reports of the Geological Section and the Librarian were read and passed. Notice of motion was given by Mr. Dickson that sections B and C be amalgamated. New members elected: Henry McLaren and Dr. Lafferty: Proposed F. C. Minty and William Hancock. The President then read his inaugural address, in which he reviewed the work of the Association during the past session, also making reference to the progress making in the scientific world and pointing out some of the ways in which the Association might be more useful to its members and to the citizens. Mr. Dickson announced the papers secured for the coming session. Donations to the museum were reported as follows: Specimens of British granite, by Mr. James Stiff, from Messrs. Hurd & Roberts. Assorted specimens of corundum, in a case, from Mr. Samuel Briggs. Indian axe, fragments of Indian pottery, and specimens of flint arrowheads, from H. B. Witton. It was moved by Mr. Dickson, seconded by Mr. Witton, and resolved that the following reviews and scientific magazines be subscribed for by the Association and placed on the Library table for the use of the members, viz. : The Contemporary Review. The Fortnightly. The Westminster. The Edinburgh Review. American Chemical Journal, and “Nature.” The meeting then adjourned to meet on the second Thursday of December. SECOND MEETING. Twenty-Seventh year, 11th December, 1884. The President in the chair. The minutes of last meeting read and approved of. New members elected: F. C. Minty and William Hancock. New members proposed: Honorary-William Farmer, and Drs. Ormiston, Rae, Herbert and Hurlburt, and Vice Chancellor Proudfoot. Corresponding member: Rev. Geo. A. Bull, M. A. Donations of geological specimens from Mr. Steele. Three volumes from Mr. Richard Brierley comprising the Report of the Exploration of the Country between Lake Superior and the Red River Settlement, and two volumes of Flora Historica, a poisoned Indian dagger from Mr. Large, and a specimen of Indian carving in stone used by Chief Brant as an inkstand, from Mrs. Green, of Burlington. The Council reported as follows: That the Library be opened on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from half past seven to half-past nine o'clock. That the Druggists' Society have the use of the room on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at a rental of $25 for twenty meetings, and $2 per meeting over that number. That in view of the great number of papers offered for the present session, the Association meet fortnightly, and that the property of the Association be insured for five hundred dollars. These recommendations of the Council were adopted with the exception of that referring to the opening of the library, which was laid over till next meeting. On motion of Mr. Dickson, sections B and C were amalgamated. Twenty-Seventh year, 2nd January, 1885. The President in the chair. The minutes of previous meeting, read and adopted. The recommendation of the Council made at the previous meeting as to the opening of the Library and Museum with Messrs. Turnbull, Mockridge, Gaviller, Alexander and Dickson as attendants on the evenings named was adopted. The payment of accounts amounting to $165.85 was also authorized. Mr. Witton reported the receipt from Prof Selwyn of a section of a fossil sponge prepared as a microscopic object. New members proposed: Rev. Hartley Carmichael and Messrs. Wm. Glyndon, Lyman Lee and Chas. Chapman. The Corresponding Secretary reported the following books and pamphlets as having been received: "Annual Report of the Curator," and "Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology," from Harvard University. "Hasty Notes on Military Engineering in Europe," I vol; "Aliuvial Basin of the Mississippi River,” 1 vol.; "Specimens from Borings, Alluvial Basin, Mississippi River;" "Fortifications of To-day;" "Building Stone;" "Preservation of Timber," and other 14 volumes from the office of the Chief Engineer of the U. S. army. Mr. Kennedy read a paper on "Commercial Transactions in Pre-Historic Times-The Bronze Age." |