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PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



QUEKETT MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



At the 501st Ordinary Meeting of the Club, held on October 27th, 

 1914, the Vice-President, Mr. D. J. Scourfield, F.Z.S., F.R.M.S., 

 in the chair, the minutes of the meeting held on June 23nd were 

 read and confirmed. 



Messrs. Samuel Ernest Loxton and W. Beattie were balloted 

 for and duly elected members of the Club. 



The list of donations to the Club was read, and the thanks of 

 the members voted to the donors. 



Two series of Dr. Sigmund's histological preparations with 

 descriptions and sixty-one slides were added to the Cabinet. 



The Chairman read a letter conveying the information of the 

 death of Dr. Arthur Mead Edwards, of Newark, New Jersey, 

 U.S.A., which took place on September 13th, 1914. Dr. Edwards 

 was the oldest honorary member, having been elected in January 

 1868. He was at that time President of the American Micro- 

 scopical Society of New York. At his death he was seventy- 

 eight years of age. His chief microscopic work was in the 

 study of the Diatomaceae. His communications are still re- 

 membered by some of the older members. 



The. report from the Club's delegate Mr. C. F. Rousselet, 

 F.R.M.S. to the conference of the delegates of the corre- 

 sponding societies of the British Association at Havre was read 

 by the Secretary. The Congress began on Monday, July 27th. 

 Mons. A. Gautier, the President, welcomed the members, and 

 delivered an address. On behalf of the English members, Sir 

 W. Ramsay addressed the meeting in French. On Tuesday there 

 was a conference of delegates in the Town Hall. Sectional 

 meetings took place on that day and on Wednesday. On Thurs- 

 day, the 30th, an excursion up the Seine as far as Rouen, visiting 

 various historical places on the way, was made. On Friday 

 meetings were held, but, owing to the threatening political out- 

 look, were poorly attended. On Saturday, August 1st, the 

 Government decree of general mobilisation was given, and the 

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