Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-30
THE GEOLOGICAL soCIErY.
Interesting Sessions Today-IsrEe Numbsr
of Members Present-Onicers Elected.


The Geological Society Of America met for
the second days session this morning in the
Columbian University. There was n large at
tendance Of the members and general satisfsc-
ton was expressed over the completeness Of
the arrangements of the local committee, 81
which Prof. Gilbert is chairman.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
George +. Becker, J. II. Chaplin. Meriden,
Conn, United States geological survey; William
b. Clark, Johns Hopkins University; Edward
ID. Cope, Philadelphia; Nelson II. D~rton,
Washington, ID. c.; VI. X. Crump. Bowling
Green, Ky; William NJ. Davis. Harvard Univer-
sity; Joseph H. Diller. Washington. ID. C; Ed
win L. Dumble, Austin. Tex; Geo. II. Eldridge,
United States geological survey; BENJAMIN X.
Emerson. Amherst. Mass: Slammed r. fmmons.
Washington, ID. G; Herman 1. Fairchild, Roch-
ester. \. l.; Grove X. Gilbert. United Ststes
geological survey: Robert r. HILL Austin, Tex;
Charles III. Hitchcock. Dartmouth College;
Jedediah Hotcbkiss. Stannton. Va: Horace G.
Hovey, ID. d.. Bridgeport, Conn; Edwin
r. Howell. Rochester. \. Y; Joseph +.
James, Washington, ID. C.. W. J. MCGEE,
Washington. ID. G.; Frank l.. Mason. New
brunswick. \. j.; Edward Orion. Columbus.
Ohio; John W. Powell director of United States
geological survey: Charles 5. Prosser. United
States National Museum: Israel G. Russell.
Washington. u. C.: John II. Proctor. KENTUCKY;
Joseph w. Spencer, Atlanta. Ga: John J. Stew
enson. New York: Henry W. Tannev, Unised
States geological survey; Warren Upman. Som
eryiile, Mass: Charles ID. WalcJtt United
States National Museum: Israel a. White Nor
gantown, VIVA; Charles A. White. United
States National Museum; George II. Williams,
Johns Hopkins University; Henry =. Williams,
Ithaca, \. u; Alexander winchell. Ann Harbor,
Mich; Newton II. Winchell, Minneapolis,
Mimi; q. Frederick Wright. ID. q. o.,erlin.
Ohio; Henry VI. Ami, Ottawa. Csnasia:
George II. Barton. Boston; Robert Boil.
Ottawa, Canada; Franklin b. Carpenter. Rapid
City. ). D.: n. ID. Campbell. Lexington. Va;
Charles w. Gross, Washington. ID. g; George
Nj. Dawson. Ottawa. Canada; Arnold Hague
Washington, u. G.; Charles W. HAYES, waA-
ington. ID. G: Edward v. D'InviIiens, Phiis-
deiphia: J. c. Iddinsf. L. $. geological survey,
Arthur Keith. L. s. geological survey: Charles
X. keyes. Johns Hopkins University: Frank III.
knowlton. National Museum; J. Lindahl,
Springfield. H.; Henry McCalley. Alabama;
0thniel c. Marsh, New Haven, Conn; r. II.
Nell. Auburn, Ala; George z. Merrill, q. s.
National Museum: Walter II. Weed. washing-
| ton, ID. c.: David White. Washington. ID. q;
Bailey Willis. Washington, ID. C.; John T..
woln, Harvard University, and L. S. Wood
ward, Washington, ID. {.
PAPERS READ THIS MORNING.
The session this morning was a general one
and the following papers were read: Notes On
the Variations in the Tertiary and Cretaceous
Strata OF Alabama. by Daniel W. 1ancdon: ION
| the Probable Upper Jurassic and Basal Gree
| taceous Beds OF the Texas-Arkansas Region.
| Coastward Of the Present Palaozoic Areas. to-
| gether with Remarks on Pre-existing Condi-
| tions and Subsequent Erosion" by r. I. Hill;
ION the Structure and Photography Of she
Piedmont Plateau in Maryland" twenty-five
minutes, by George Il. Williams; "A Geological
Section Across the Piedmont Plateau" Ten
| minutes. by Charles T. Reyes
| yEw FELLOWS ELECTED.
The following new fellows were elected:
T. Nelson Dale, assistant geologist in the
Us. geological survey; orville A. Derby, di-
rector of the geographical and geological sur
vey of Brazil; L. :. Grant Minneapolis. Minn:.
Edmund Jussen. assistant geologist. Unised
States geological survey; Will L. Sheizer, sagl-
nav. Mich. Officers were elected: President
Alexander Winehell of Ann Arbor, Mich; yice
/ presidents. +. X. Gilbert. Washington. DC.
and 4. &. Chamberlain of Madison. Wis: II.
| l.. Fairchild of Rochester. secretary; U. =.
Williams Cornell College. treasurer; members
| of the council, q. NJ. Dawson. Ottawa Canada;
J. {. Branncr. Little Rock. Ark: A. W. Cl.pole
| Of Akron. Ohio; G. L. Hitchcock Of Hanwa,
NH: /. Z. White of Morgantown. Viva; J. j.
Stevenson of New York; Editor W. J. MCGEE,
Washington DC.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The society met in sections this aftorno
and the reading of papers was continued. This
down to a banquet at Wizards. A session viii
be beid this evening and three sessions tom0r-
row.