May 7, 1890. Special meeting.
Meeting held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club. President Hubbard in the chair. Attendance, 50.
This was a special meeting called to consider the following propositions.
First: Methods of increasing membership.
Second: The employment of a salaried assistant secretary.
Third: The establishment of a monthly periodical.
Fourth: The formation of sections, or auxiliary societies, throughout the country.
Messrs. Baker, Blodgett, Gilbert, Goodfellow, Hayden, Hornaday, J. B. Johnson, W. D. Johnson, Kenaston, McGee, Ogden, Gilbert Thompson, Weed and Welling took part in the discussion of these propositions. There was unanimity of sentiment as to the desirability of increasing the membership and employing a salaried assistant secretary and editor.
With regard to the third and fourth propositions sentiment was divided.
Action was taken by the adoption of the following:—