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It was finally decided to prepare the booklet suggested by the Secretary and to run a small advertisement bearing the Society's emblem in the trade papers stating that such a pamphlet and price list would be sent upon request and receipt of postage. It is anticipated that this will result in the sale of many Transactions.
It was decided to charge $.25 for any of the Transactions previous to those of the Pittsburgh meeting; $1 for the Pittsburgh Transactions and all later ones until further action is taken.
Mr. Roebuck exhibited the new application blanks and stated that two had been sent to each member of the Society.
It was decided that at the next convention the papers will be printed and distributed in advance and that at the meeting, synopses only will be read, devoting the majority of the time to discussion. Each speaker is to be limited to a definite time. A court stenographer is to be provided to record the discussions. These will be edited by the Papers Committee and appear with the complete text of the paper in the Transactions.
The secretary was instructed to send one set of the Transactions of each meeting to any and all other societies throughout the world whose work is similar to or bears on that of our own and to secure their transactions in exchange ; these transactions to be extracted by a committee and presented as part of the Papers Programme at each meeting hereafter.
It was decided to use the Society's official seal on all future membership cards.
L. C. Porter, Secretary pro tern.
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