PROCEEDINGS.

In accordance with the legal notice, the stated semi-annual meeting of the Association was held at the Arlington Hotel, Washington, D. C., October 16-18, 1900. The following 223 members and guests were present.

ACTIVE MEMBERS.

JOSEPH D. AIKIN, Taftville, Conn.
DANIEL MOORE BATES, Wilmington, Del.
ROBERT BEATTY, Philadelphia, Pa.
T. ASHBY BLYTHE, Philadelphia, Pa.
FRANK A. BOWEN, Lowell, Mass.
HENRY R. BROWN, Phenix, R. I.

WILLIAM D. CADWELL, Nashua, N. H.

CHARLES H. COLLINS, Ashton, R. I.

FRANK H. COTTON, Hope Mills, N. C.
H. H. CULVER, Taunton, Mass.

CHARLES W. DENNETT, North Adams, Mass.

EDWARD P. DENNIS, Lowell, Mass.

GEORGE E. FARRELL, Utica, N. Y.

CHARLES H. FISH, Dover, N. H.
FREDERICK A. FLATHER, Lowell, Mass.
F. C. FLETCHER, Providence, R. I.
M. F. FOSTER, Milford, N. H.
JOHN W. FRIES, Winston-Salem, N. C.
EDWARD T. GARSED, Greensboro, N. C.
CHARLES H. GORTON, Columbus, Ga.

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GEORGE P. GRANT, JR., Fitchburg, Mass.

D. W. GRAY, Utica, N. Y.

R. A. GRAY, Allenton, R. I.

S. GREENWOOD, Cornwall, Ontario.
JOHN GREGSON, Fiskdale, Mass.

Z. D. HALL, Adams, Mass.

JOHN F. HAMLET, Fall River, Mass.
WILLIAM B. HAWES, Fall River, Mass.
ALFRED HAWKESWORTH, Montreal, P. Q.
FRED HAWKESWORTH, Montreal, P. Q.
JAMES G. HILL, Lowell, Mass.

CHARLES H. HOBBS, Thorndike, Mass.
GEORGE W. HOLT, Putnam, Conn.
STEPHEN A. KNIGHT, Providence, R. I.
WEBSTER KNIGHT, Providence, R. I.

WALTER H. LANGSHAW, New Bedford, Mass.
EVAN ARTHUR LEIGH, Boston, Mass.
ARTHUR H. LOWE, Fitchburg, Mass.
THOMAS MAYOR, Providence, R. I.
JOHN TEMPEST MEATS, Taunton, Mass.
HENRY P. MEIKLEHAM, Bath, S. C.
J. R. MONTGOMERY, Windsor Locks, Conn.
WILLIAM G. NICHOLS, Chester, S. C.
WALTER E. PARKER, Lawrence, Mass.
HAVEN C. PERHAM, Lowell, Mass.
J. E. PREST, Cohoes, N. Y.
T. H. RENNIE, Graniteville, S. C.
EDWARD H. SANBORN, Philadelphia, Pa.
ARNOLD SCHAER, Warren, R. I.
CHARLES M. SEARS, Langdale, Ala.
THOMAS C. SHELDON, Fitchburg, Mass.
WILLIAM F. SHERMAN, Boston, Mass.

J. C. SMITH, Fall River, Mass.

THOMAS HENRY SMITH, Jamestown, N. Y.

S. S. SPENCER, Lancaster, Pa.

GEORGE E. SPOFFORD, Blackstone, Mass.
HENRY B. SPRAGUE, Lynn, Mass.
LEROY SPRINGS, Lancaster, S. C.
D. G. SUNDERLAND, Pelhain, S. C.

EDWARD W. THOMAS, Lowell, Mass.
D. M. THOMPSON, Providence, R. I.
D. A. TOMPKINS, Charlotte, N. C.
GEORGE W. TOWNE, Lawrence, Mass.
OSCAR B. TRUESDELL, Newtonville, Mass.
GEORGE W. TURNER, Gloucester, N. J.
HERBERT E. WALMSLEY, New Bedford, Mass.
JOSEPH WATTERS, Fall River, Mass.

JOSEPH W. WATTLES, Canton Junction, Mass.
CHARLES D. WHITE, Norwich, Conn.

Z. L. WHITE, Winchendon, Mass.
ALFRED N. WHITING, Oakdale, Mass.
GEORGE F. WHITTEN, Manchester, N. H.
W. R. B. WHITTIER, Chattahoochee, Ga.

JOHN B. WILD, Utica, N. Y.

BROADUS E. WILLINGHAM, Macon, Ga.
C. J. H. WOODBURY, Lynn, Mass.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.

S. B. ALEXANDER, JR., Charlotte, N. C.
EUGENE C. ANDRES, Boston, Mass.
GEORGE R.- BABBITT, Providence, R. I.
EDWIN BARNES, Boston, Mass.

F. H. BISHOP, Boston, Mass.

HENRY G. BRINCKERHOFF, Boston, Mass.
JOHN H. BURGHARDT, Boston, Mass.
JAMES BUTTERWORTH, Philadelphia, Pa.

THOMAS G. Cox, Taunton, Mass.
W. L. DRAPER, Augusta, Ga.
C. E. W. Dow, Atlanta, Ga.
T. C. ENTWISTLE, Lowell, Mass.
ROYAL W. GATES, LOWELL, Mass.
SUMNER S. GOULD, Lowell, Mass.
ARTHUR F. GRAY, Boston, Mass.

RICHARD H. HILL, Boston, Mass.

ALFRED K. HOBBS, Manchester, N. H.

JOHN E. KENDRICK, Providence, R. I.
FRANK B. KENNEY, Lowell, Mass.

STEPHEN C. Lowe, New Bedford, Mass.

D. E. MCGAW, Atlanta, Ga.

H. G. MCKERROW, Boston, Mass.
JOHN R. MITCHELL, Malden, Mass.
WILLIAM R. NOONE, Boston, Mass.
SIDNEY B. PAINE, Boston, Mass.
ARTHUR PARKINSON, New York, N. Y.
E. R. RICHARDSON, Pawtucket, R. I.
H. E. STAFFORD, Providence, R. I.
JAMES STRANG, Indian Orchard, Mass.
JOHN SYKES, Huddersfield, England.
JAMES T. THORNTON, Providence, R. I.
RIENZI W. THURSTON, Fall River, Mass.
GEORGE E. TILLINGHAST, Providence, R. I.
ALLISON W. TRAFFORD, Fall River, Mass.
JUSTIN A. WARE, Worcester, Mass.
W. W. WHITE, Worcester, Mass.
Fred A. WiLDE, Pawtucket, R. I.

GUESTS.

GEORGE E. ALEXANDER, Providence, R. I.

J. B. ALLEN, Atlanta, Ga.

BENJAMIN ANTHONY, New Bedford, Mass.
S. B. ASHLEY, Fall River, Mass.

W. W. BALLAGH, New York, N. Y.
GEORGE B. BLACKER, Philadelphia, Pa.
E. E. BLAKE, Newton Highlands, Mass.

J. J. BRADLEY, Marion, S. C.
J. H. BRAGDON, New York, N. Y.
GEORGE H. BURGESS, Boston, Mass.
FRANK H. BURT, Boston, Mass.
Col. D. CARDWELL, Columbia, S. C.
L. A. CARPENTER, Maiden, N. C.
FRANK H. CARRON, Hope Mills, N. C.
EUGENE B. CLARK, Washington, D. C.
J. D. CLOUDER, Atlanta, Ga.

M. H. COFFIN, Whitinsville, Mass.
JAMES A. COOPER, Whitinsville, Mass.
S. S. DALE, Boston, Mass.

CHARLES WARREN DAVIS, Augusta, Ga.

R. H. EDMONDS, Baltimore, Md.
LYSTER H. DEWEY, Washington, D. C.
J. P. EDDY, Providence, R. I.

WALTER H. EVANS, Ph. D., Washington, D. C.
Hon. LYMAN GAGE, Washington, D. C.
P. GILLAN, Fall River, Mass.

J. E. HAYS, Boston, Mass.

A. O. HEWITT, Boston, Mass.

GEORGE F. HEYWOOD, Providence, R. I.
JOHN HILL, Atlanta, Ga.

GEORGE B. HISS, Charlotte, N. C.

FRANK H. HITCHCOCK, Washington, D. C.
W. C. HOUSTON, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.
CARROLL HUTCHINS, Boston, Mass.
RICHARD JOHNSON, Oldham, England.
T. C. JOHNSTON, Philadelphia, Pa.
A. W. JONES, Atlanta, Ga.
JOSEPH C. KING, Boston, Mass.
HENRY G. KITTREDGE, Boston, Mass.
WILLIAM M. KENDRICK, Augusta, Ga.
H. B. LINCOLN, Worcester, Mass.
Hon. JOHN D. LONG, Washington, D. C.
J. H. MAYS, Charlotte, N. C.

E. L. McKERROW, Providence, R. I.

P. J. MEANEY, New York, N. Y.

Rear Admiral GEORGE W. MELVILLE, Washington, D. C.

H. MONROE, Boston, Mass.

F. I. NICHOLS, Fitchburg, Mass.

S. S. NOSTRAND, New York, N. Y.

W. F. NOSTRAND, New York, N. Y.
WILLIAM A. ORTON, Washington, D. C.

R. H. PETTUS, Charlotte, N. C.

J. HARPER POOR, New York, N. Y.

Dr. HENRY S. PRITCHETT, Boston, Mass.

C. H. PURSE, Charlotte, N. C.

M. V. RICHARDS, Washington, D. C.

S. I. ROBERTS, Danville, Va.

CHARLES H. SAMMONS, Charlotte, N. C.

W. F. SAVAGE, New York, N. Y.