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circle OF men engaged in scientific pursuits.
But the facilities afforded ior study and re-
many have been attracted here from other
parts OF the country who are not directly or
the smithsoniaa the National Gusenm ahe
Naval Observatory, the Geological Survey, the
Coast Survey, the Fish Commission, the
well as other government bureaus, have
corps of scientific men engaged in the
work requiring the knowledge of specialists,
and these men, together with such Of kindred
pursuits who have been attracted here, cOnsti.
ulte a large and growing society in themselves.
the feature OF the Club. AT the same time,
while this standard Of membership Is not abso-
lutte, yet II reasonable accomplishment in one or
the other of these departments OF knowledge
is indispensable for membership. As may be
readily understood, the requirements cover
broad field. and are somewhat elastic; SO that
there are now iound among the membership a
number who may not be distinguished in any
OF the branches named, or even cannot be called
specialists. Still all members must be men of
culture and education; men who have travelled;
who are tolerabiy familiar with works OF art,
men who are Interested in books The conyer.
satiOn in the Club rooms is therefore not exclu-
sively oil dry. scientific character, but is such
that weil-iniormed men who think and read
aud observe, and who can express themselves
we'll, would be likely to carry on.
The frs1 quarters selected by the Club was
wing OF the Corcoran building. The Club re-
manned there until 1882, when the size and
the building it now occupies, 23 Lafayette
Place, was rented. Last spring the corner
house above described was purchased, and IN IL
short time the alterations will be completed
and the Club will take possession OF its new
home.
Tie following have been the presiding officers
time: Prof. Spencer +. Baird, 1870; DR.. Janus
Z. yelling, 1885, Major John W. Powell, 1881;
iSss: @ ' Pioi on VIM % Harkness, iH 1854; IS " Dr. R"oeri
Fletcher, 1888, ana DR.. John s. Billings, who is
now the president OF the Club.
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.
The following are the officers and members of
the Club At the present time: President, j. S.
Billings; vice president, II. c. Yarrow; secre-
tary, Thomas NJ. Chatard; treasurer, ]. r.
Eastman; trustees, Z. E. DuttOu, ID. l.. Hunt
ington, ;ao, 5: Il. san ksaif%ann; members, $. T.
Adams, 5. F. Baird, Frank Baker, Marcus
Baker, Newton L. Bates, II. Il. Bates, Carl
BECK, A. Grsham Bell, Charles j: Bell,
7. BowIes. J. NJ. Browne, j. ii. Bryan. S. Nj. Bur,
P. Carter, L. Nj. Cnatard, Geo. b. Cnlttenden,
F. W. clarke, L. Edwards Clarke, z. I. Car
Davis j. e. Bancroft Davis, ]. =. Diiler, T.. r.
button, J. r. Eastman, Edward ID. Easton, f.
B. Elliott, $. F., Emmons, W. W: EVANS, Rooert
Flemer, E. NJ. G.laudel, Henry Gannett, u. X.
Gilbert, Theo;, N. Gill, f. a: Gooch, VIM. II.
ward Good elbow, ]. Howard Gore, MIR. Jus.lce
Gray, +. II. Green, w. T. Griswold, +. N. Gum
a b. H. Within MaaOe harKns.s nass
Fraser u. Head, Everett Hayden, ". u. Ha-
zen. J. +. Head, Benjamin s. Hedrick, H. ".
Hill, N. p. Hill, ii. l.. Hodgkins, l.. 0. Howard,
w. IL. Holmes, j. G. Hornuiower, Gardner q.
Hubbard, u. l.. Huntington, David Hutcneson,
J. Taber Johnson, w. w. Johnston, Nj. b. Karr
s. II. kanttnann, J. II. kidder, i. j. knight,
T. Letter. N. Ludlow, $. Z. Lsmiy, Francis 4.
Leupp, N s. Lincoln, Robert b. Lines, Geo. Nj.
Lock wood. James Lowndes, j. K. Mct'ammon,
3. McGure, ID. Il. Mckee. Garrick Malle.y, q.
Hart Merriam, Juhu b. Marcou, ii. L. Marin
din. J. Rush Marsna!i, Ots 7. Mason. Washing
henry Mitchell, a, F. H,,, Car,oI Morgan: 7: J.
fnexra fassny = spytf y nps a g rss r. PHI
ing, w. M. Poindexier, Junn Addison Porter
J: W. Powell, W; =. Powell, ID. ". Prentiss,
ardson, Z. II: Read, J. ii. Renshawe, ]. J.
Reynolds, c. Y. Riley, Geo. NJ. it.beson, Edgar
Richards, Z. Frances Riggs, Henry u. kogers
John Savary, ii. a. seymour, Euwin smith,
J. a. smith, J. b. Smith, ii. l.. smyth, A. H.
spoIford, J. @; stanton, X; E. Z. stearns, James
&. l.. Spenc +, Ruius Ii. Thayer, A. II. 1nomp-
sou, J.: Ford Thompson, J. NJ. Toner, L. ".
co.. a. Lester Ward. %seag CHARLES ). WARREN a
$. r. Warren, James {. yelling, Z.
A. White, Charles ii. White, ii. w.
Wiley, herbert Nj. Wilson, j. l.. MurLman
w. G. Winlock, r. S. Woodward, Il. Z. Yarrow,
Chas. Il. Young.
Nonresident members-A. E. Bateman, New
York: J. Is. Baylor, Milford, Va; Julius Ben,
New York; H. ii. B'ngnan, Ph,ladelpn.a; q. L.
Bradley, 4. Z. Chalnperiin, Il. A. Coionna,
Washington, hos. Craig, baltimore; A. w.
Drake. New York; Thomas Donalason. Phia-
deiphia; William Eimbeck, X. d. Evans, J.
hart, New York; r. j. II .gsinson, Washington
G. q. kidder, New YORK; Jonn jay Knox,
New YORK; $. P. Langley, Allegheny City; X
II. LamDorn, New YORK; Geo. A. Lyon, Nj. Nj.
Macomb, Washington; John W. McCoy ti,lti-
more; II. Z. Nelson, r. w. Perkins. Washing
ton; W. Z. Phillips, New York: Miles Rock,
Washington; Ii. A. Rowland, Baltimore; N 5.
Smaller, Cambridge; K. w. shuleldt, Fort Win
gate, n. NJ; j. Z. Sinclair, Pniladeipnia; Z. A.
oteteeidl, New York; +: W. Taylor, Lake Val
ley, Nj; Harry z. Taylor. Pous hkeepsie,
y. Y; d. ii. Tittmann, Mashiiston; T. l..
Waite, Providence, X. l.; j. b. Weir, WASH
ingtOn.