American §?octetr. 
Fellows : — 
After many unavoidable delays, chiefly incident to the 
recent formation of the Society, The Transactions of 
the First Annual Meeting are now in print, and will 
be published before many days. 
You are reminded that there are twenty-two vacan- 
cies in the complement of Fellows ; and that nomina- 
tions for Fellowship must be signed by two Fellows, and, 
together with an original paper by the candidate, be in 
the hands of the Secretary not later than April 29th of 
this year. 
The following titles of papers that are in preparation 
for the second annual meeting of the Society, have al- 
ready been received : — 
Second Annual Address on “ Medical Gynecology,” by the Presi- 
dent, Fordyce Barker, M. D. 
“Is there a Proper Field for Battey’s Operation?” by Robert 
Battey, M. D. 
“The Intra-Uterine Treatment of Flexions,” by Ely Van de 
Warker, M. D. 
“ Etherization in Childbirth,” by W. T. Lusk, M. D. “ Dilatation of the Cervix Uteri for the Arrest of Hemorrhage,” 
by G. H. Lyman, M. D. 
“ The Corpus Luteum,” by J. C. Dalton, M. D., of New York. 
“ The Relations of Pregnancy and Phthisis,” by W. L. Richard- 
son, M. D. 
“Vaginal Ovariotomy,” by W. Goodell, M. D. 
“ Post Partum Hemorrhage,” by R. A. F. Penrose, M. D. 
“ A New Theory as to the Functions of the Third Sphincter Ani,” 
by J. R. Chadwick, M. D. 
It is hoped that the Secretary will be informed, at as 
early a date as possible, of other articles that are being 
prepared for the next meeting. 
Fellows are earnestly requested to have their papers 
in perfected condition at the time of meeting, as the 
Editing Committee propose to request the adoption of 
the following motion : — 
Voted,, That no paper shall be accepted for publication unless it 
be placed in the hands of the Secretary before the final adjourn- 
ment of the meeting at which it shall have been read. 
This measure is thought to be indispensable to secure 
the early publication of the Transactions each year, and 
to maintain the perfect integrity of the discussions. 
The Second Annual Meeting will be held in Boston 
on May 30, 31, and June 1, 1877. 
JAMES R. CHADWICK, Secretary. 
Clarendon Street, Boston, 
April 1, 1877. Charles CDtnarD 'Bucfttng^am, 
A.M., M.D., 
OF BOSTON, MASS., 
PROFESSOR OF OBSTETRICS AND MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE IN 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY; FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN 
GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ETC., 
DIED, 
OF VALVULAR DISEASE OF THE HEART, 
On February ig, 1877, 
At the age of nearly 56 years.