The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-13
American Association of Science

The committee to nominate subcommittee.
for various purposes, appointed by the genera
committee of citizens for the reception of tn.
American Association of Science, at the annua
meeting in this city in August next, met at the
office of George F. Emery, ESQ.,, Monday after
noonand made the following report which was
adopted at the meeting of the general commit
tee held at the Common Council room last
evening,
Committee on Finance-Geo. E. B. jackson,
Treasurer of General Committee, e1-o6fcio; T.
z: Hersey, Chairman; J. B. Brown, A H.
Shurtleff, Rufus E. Wood.
Committee on Subscriptions. n: LOW,
chairman; s. E. Spring. James 81 Smith, Ihos
A. Roberts, John M. Gould, ii. d; Burgess
w. F. Miliken, Francis K Swan, w. .; oor-
dan, George S. Hunt. Frank Moves, M w n.
Sentsr Vim. W. Thomas, Jr, Franklin Fox,
JoI,n Marshall Brown. VIM. Allen. - -
Committee on Reception-The Chairman and
Secretary of the General Committee es-o1cio;
Geo. It. Davis, Nathan Cleaves, Geo. F. Emery,
VIM. Deering, 1. Washburn, Jr., Francis Fes-'
sender, VIM. L. Putnam, 81. N. Jose, Rev. w.
b. Hayden, Geo. E. B. jackson, Geo. r. Shen-
ley, Cyrus 81. Farley, Rt. Rev. 81. A Nicely.
Committee on Rooms and MicroscopistsSA
II. Waite, Nathan Webb. DR.. VIM. Wood, j.
Gould, DIR. Fred H. Gerrish. orrl :.
~ Committee on Mail and Telegraph-C. w.
Goddard, Stephen Berry, J. S. Bedlow the
Secretary OF General Committee, e1 obiceio.
COMMITTEE ON Railroad and Steamboat Fa-
G,ltyr-Samuel ): Anderson, Francis Chase,
Payson Tucker, John Porteous, T. c. Hersey,
George z. Wescott, j. B. Coyle, John Lynch,
Josiah II. Drummond, J. S. Winslow, w. w.
Harris. tyL 81, +oE
Committee on Printing Secretary of Cen
eral Committee, eg oticeio. A. P. Stone, Geo.
+. Talbot, James e. Prindle.
Committee on Excursions-H. (. Eurbish,
Lewis B. Smith, James e. Carter, William "A.
Winship, Prentiss Loring, William r. Wood,
Charles H. Haskell, VIM. e. Wood, W. 5.
Dana, Prof. Hitchcock. at
On motion it was recommended to the Gen-
eral Committee that the above named commit
tees be severally empowered to add to their
number or to fill vacancies which may occur.
On motion,
Resolced, That the following gentlemen be
nominated to the General Committee as addi-
tional members of that body:
The Right Rev.. Bishop Nicely, John M.
Gould, Francis X. Swan, w. H. Anderson,
Lewis B. Smith, VIM. E. Wood.
A vote was passed requesting the finance
committee to make, at an early dag, an esti
mate of the amount needed for the entertain
ment of the association.
The following letter from Professor Hitch
cock was read and referred to the Committee
on Rooms:
HANOVER, N. H., March 10, 1873
BENZ. Kingsbury Jr, chairman Local Commit
tee for the American Association for the Adj
vancement of Science.
& My Dear Ssr-It will give me great pleasure
to act as member of the Local Committee,
and whenever possible will attend the meet
ings; but my efforts must be directed mainly
towards facilitating an excursion to the White
Mountains.
I would, however, recommend, as something
which will be novel and of great interest to the
Association, that room be filled with marine
aquaria and stocked with animals, under the d.
rection of DR.. Wood and Mr. c. B. Fuller am
persuaded that such a room, thus embelished
will do more for the promotion of science than
three-fourths of the papers read and the dis
.cussions thereupon.- There might be an excur
sion for dredging also. The subjects connected
with the study Of life are destined to attract
much attention from our SCIENTISTS etc.
Respectfully yours.
C.. HI. HITCHCOCK