The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-17
ROUND THE GLOBE.
Scope of the Geographical
Society.
Some of.ti1e Work Done and Proposed
by an Organization of Leading
CITIZENSHIP Election.

The first annual meeting of the Geograph-
zeal Society of California was held at 8
o'clock w ednesday night in its rooms.
Academy of Sciences building. Market
street. DR.. d'Eveiyn, first yiee-president In
the chair.
The presidents report was read and the
officers and directors were elected for the
new year.
Professor Jordan was reelected presi-
dent. No change was made in the officers,
and the vacancies on the board of directors,
caused by the resignation of Messrs. n. f.
Emeric and William Fam Hall. were filed
by Andrew &. Mcguire and DoTville Libby.
The society was Incorporated Oh the 18th
OF December. 1891, and glance at the
presidents report of the years progress
shows that the young society has been
wonderfully successful in every way. The
number of members on the roll is now
40. and new members who have agreed to
join at the commencement of the current
year will raise that number 10 450 before the
end of January.
The funds are also in very satisfactory
condition, although the expenses of inaugu-
rating the new society have been heavy.
The chief object of the society is the
acquisition and dissemination of gengraphi-
cal knowledge by means of public lectures.
Fourteen lectures have been given Within
the last twelve months. the subjects OF
which which were: -, "s !, or the Eastern
F.R.G.S; The Yellowstone Park"
by Professor ID. S. jordan. MD.
LID, P.D.. ETC.; Holland and
Belgium" by Edward d. Peixotto !;
Arabia" by Colonel John O'Beirne;
"Egypt,"'' by the Hon. John Z. SnndstIom !;
IN H. Rraf
"a Neglected Naturalist, Constantine S.
RafiuesQue," by Professor ID. 5. Jor-
dan; THE Volcanic Region of New Zea-
land, by Thomas Crawford Johnston !;
tombstone; Our NAVY and Coast De-
lenses" by Captain III. f. w. Campbell.
U. S. N; 1.-THE Sunrise Century," by the
Rev. Horace NJ. Du Bose. DID,; The Ma
lay Archipelago" by Captain Henry
aare SS We opae am Iohgx, tne
and Terra Natalis" colony of Natal.
South Africa. by Fred w. d Evelyn, III. ID.
OF these fourteen lectures ten were elab-
orately illustrated by stereopticon views,
descriptive of the geographical features,
manners and customs of the natives OF
the countries lectiired on.
The society guarantees to give monthly
lectures. and oftener when possible.
The first lecture CT the coming season
will be the Geography of the Heavens"
Hall on January ). 1898, by Colonel John
UBeirne, TO be followed by .Did Chinese
Discover American" by Rev. DR.. Masters.
The society already exchanges bulletins
and corresponds Win no less than I42 diff
ferent scientific societies in different parts
of the world and has formed the nucleus of
valuable library of books of travel and
other kindred scientific works, which now
numbers 1000 volumes, all acquired by pur-
chase or donated during the past year.
A special feature of the work of the So
ciety Is that it will seek in every possible
way TO throw light on the many geograph-
ical aud chronological enigmas which still
perplex the minds of scientists with regard
TO these two western continents. A most
interesting paper by Thomas Crawford
Johnston entitled did the Phenicians Dis
cover America 2' has been Issued by the
society as q special bulletin on this subject
This bulletin will be followed by quar-
terly journals of the socirty's proceedings
The first Of these will be issued in January.
1898. and will contain a selection Of the
lectures delivered This year.
The work this society has accomplished
in twelve months testifies not only of the
untiring activity and energy of its directors
and officers but the manner in which their