The Fifty-Ninth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union

Abstract

THE first meeting to be held in the Denver area took place September 1-6, 1941. Headquarters were at the Hotel Cosmopolitan in Denver and most of the business sessions were held there. The public sessions were held in the splendid auditorium of the Colorado Museum of Natural History. Business Sessions.-The meetings on Monday, September 1, included two sessions of the Council, a meeting of the Fellows at 4 p. m., and a meeting of the Fellows and Members at 8 p. m. The evening business session was attended by 16 Fellows and 19 Members-a total of 35 present. There were elected three Fellows, two Corresponding Fellows, two Honorary Fellows, 10 Members and 256 Associates. On October 1, 1941, vacancies in the various membership classes were as follows: Fellows, 0; Honorary Fellows, 2; Corresponding Fellows, 20; Members, 13. The Treasurer's preliminary report was accepted and the meeting authorized the Finance Committee (acting without the Treasurer) to review and approve the final audited report which would be available at the end of the current fiscal year (September 30). This final report (approved on November 10) appears farther on. The Investing Trustees' preliminary report was accepted and the Finance Committee was authorized to review and approve the final audited report which would be available as of September 30, the end of the current fiscal year. This final report, approved on November 10, 1941, showed that the Endowment Fund had a value of $30,784.50, and that it was in excellent condition. The Secretary's report, revised to September 30, 1941, indicated that the Union's membership was distributed as follows: Patrons, 3; Fellows, 50; Emeritus Fellows, 2; Honorary Fellows, 23; Corresponding Fellows, 80; Members, 137; Associates, 1426; Associates-elect, 3. Total excluding duplications, 1722. There were in addition, 187 subscribers. This represents a small decrease of eighteen members, compared with the previous year. Due to world conditions, particularly affecting Canadian and foreign subscribers, the number of subscribers has decreased from 201 to 187. Twenty-five resignations had been accepted during the year and 256 Associates elected. Roll call was held for the 29 members deceased since the last meet-