CANADA POST CARD

THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.

THE ASTRONOMICAL AND PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO.

      A Special Meeting will be held in the Electrical Room of the Toronto Technical School, College Street, on

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, AT 20 O'CLOCK.

      Dr. M. A. Veeder, of LYONS, N. Y., will address the meeting on

_{(1) THE AURORA;}

_{(2) ICE ACTION IN THE LAKE REGION OF NORTH AMERICA.}

Members and friends are cordially invited.

The President, Mr. John A Paterson, M.A., will preside.

CHAS. P. SPARLING,

Recording Secretary.

It was reported at the meeting of 1897 September 28, that: "A letter was read from Dr. M.A. Veeder, of Lyons, N.Y., intimating that he would shortly be in Toronto, and would be pleased to meet the Society in a discussion of Auroral phenomena. The Secretary was requested to arrange for a special meeting at a date suitable for Dr. Veeder"; TAPST 1897, 60.

In the aftermath of Dr.Veeder's lectures it was reported at the meeting on 1897 October 28 that: "During the preceding fortnight the members had had the pleasure of hearing a most interesting lecture by Dr. M.A. Veeder on "Auroræ." Invitations to all friends of the Society had been sent out, and the Electrical room of the Technical School had been kindly placed at the service of the meeting. It was the unanimous voice of the members that Dr. Veeder's lecture had been most enjoyable;the method of treating the subject had been a particularly happy one, so that the lecture had been a popular one in the best sense of the term. Dr. Veeder had emphasized the statement that he had no theories to offer, nothing but facts; these would have to be sifted and arranged he would be content with having been in some small measure instrumental in accumulating these. The Doctor also spoke on a subject interesting to Canadians, "Ice-action in the Lake region." This was of very generl interest, and was treated as popularly as the subject of aurora. It was hoped that Dr. Veeder would issue both lectures in pamphlet form"; TAPST 1897, 84.

Dr. Veeder was a New York based physician with an avocational interest in atmospheric phenomena, particularly the aurora. He collaborated in a semi-official capacity with the United States' Naval Hydrographic Office on auroral research.