The Condor/Volume 9/Number 2/Minutes

MINUTES OF COOPER CLUB MEETINGS

NORTHERN DIVISION

January.—The Club met at the home of Mr. Joseph Mailliard, 1815 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, California, on January 19, 1907. President Mailliard occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

Louis P. Bolander, 432 Fair Oaks Street, San Francisco, Cal., was proposed for membership by H. T. Clifton. The following were elected active members: Prof. O. P. Jenkins, Stanford University, Cal.; Miss Flora A. Randolf, 1706 Walnut Street, Berkeley, Cal.; John W. Martin, 339 N. 1st Street, San Jose, Cal. The resignations of Mrs. H. H. Bailey, and Mr. George S. Towne were formally accepted.

A communication from Mr. H. T. Clifton, treasurer of the Club, recommending that certain members be suspended for non-payment of dues, was read and discussed. It was the opinion of those present that members failing to pay dues after sufficient notification, should be dropped, as they are a constant expense to the organization. Therefore the secretary was instructed to notify these members once more. If no response is received action shall be taken against them at the next meeting.

The election of officers for 1907 was then proceeded to, with the following results: President, Dr. F. W. D'Evelyn; Senior V. P., Miss Bertha L. Chapman; Junior V. P., Rollo H. Beck; Treasurer, H. T. Clifton; Secretary, H. O. Jenkins.

Following this, Mr. Mailliard resigned his position to Dr. D'Evelyn and a vote of thanks was unanimously given Mr. Mailliard for his past services to the Club. Dr. D'Evelyn took the chair and appointed as editors of The Condor for the ensuing year: Joseph Grinnell, Editor-in-Chief; Joseph Mailliard and Wm. L. Finley, Associate Editors.

H. O. Jenkins, Secretary.

SOUTHERN DIVISION

January.—The Regular monthly meeting of the Southern Division of the Cooper Ornithological Club was called to order by Vice-President Judson in the Faculty Room of Throop Polytechnic Institute, January 31, 1907, with members Morcom, Grinnell, Clifton, Dixon, Cosper, Alphonse and Antonin Jay, and Law present, and, as visitors, Howard Wright and Adriaan Van Rossem.

The minutes of the last meeting, December 29, 1906, were read and approved. Applications for active membership were presented as follows: A. O. Treganza, Salt Lake City, Utah, proposed by C. S. Sharp; Howard Wright, Pasadena, Cal., proposed by J. Grinnell. On motion by Mr. Clifton, seconded by Mr. Jay, and duly carried, the secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of those present electing Austin Paul Smith of La Jolla, Cal., to active membership. This formality was complied with by the secretary. On motion by Mr. Morcom, seconded by Mr. Grinnell, and duly carried, the secretary was instructed to cast for the Southern Division, the unanimous ballot of those present electing to active membership, subject to the approval of the Club-at-Large, John F. Ferry, Chicago, Ill. The proposal of Jesse C. A. Mecker was held over for lack of formal application.

A letter from Messrs. Grinnell and Clifton, Editor and Business Manager, respectively, of The Condor, was read, setting out at length reasons why the subscription-price of The Condor is at present too little. Among them the following were the most potent: I. $1.00 is below actual cost. 2. Comparatively, at $1.50, The Condor is still the cheapest bird magazine published.

On motion, duly made and carried, the subscription to The Condor for non-members of the Club, was raised to $1.50 a year, subject to the approval of the Club-at-Large.

The Club then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. On motion by Mr. Dixon, and duly seconded and carried, Mr. Judson was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of those present, electing those nominated at the December meeting. This formality was complied with, and the officers for 1907 are: President, G. Frean Morcom; Vice-President, G. Willett; Secretary, J. Eugene Law; Treasurer, W. Lee Chambers.

A letter from Mr. P. A. Taverner, Highland Park, Mich., was read, enlarging on the Condor editorial some months since in regard to uniformity in common names for birds. Some exceptions were taken to our Editor's views, but in general Mr. Taverner accords heartily with this suggestion. Adjourned.

J. Eugene Law, Secretary.