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Members of the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
At the front are: Dr. Wm. H. Welch, Chairman of the Local Committee and Past President of the Association; Dr. L. O. Howard, Permanent Secretary; Professor Charles E. Bessey, retiring Vice President for the Section of Botany; President R. S. Woodward, Treasurer and Past President; and Professor T. C. Chamberlin, President for the Baltimore meeting.