

THE OTTAWA NATURALIST 



VOL. XXIII. OTTAWA, APRIL. 1909 No. 1 



THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE OTTAWA 



FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB FOR THE YEAR 



ENDING MARCH 16tii, 1909. 



Membership. 



With the view of increasing the membership, a letter was 

 prepared, outlining the work of the Club, and copies of this 

 letter were sent to persons known to be interested in such work. 

 During the year, 47 new members have been elected, making the 

 present membership 321, composed of 313 Ordinary Members 

 and 8 Corresponding Members. This represents a net gain of 30 

 for the year, and makes the present membership the largest in 

 the history of the Club. 



Soirees. 



Acting on the suggestion of Dr. J. F. White, Principal of 

 the Normal School, the various scientific and literary societies 

 prepared a joint lecture programme for the year 1908-1909. 

 The object was to provide a series of lectures of somewhat 

 popular interest to be given at intervals of two weeks in the 

 Assembly Hall of the Normal School. The plan has been com- 

 pletely successful. There has been no clashing of dates as in 

 former years, the various societies have been brought into 

 closer relationship, and large audiences have marked the entire 

 course. 



The societies under whose auspices addresses have been 

 given are: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club, The Literary 

 and Scientific Society, The Royal Astronomical Society, The 

 Women's Art Association, The Women's Historical Association, 

 The Dickens' Fellowship, McGill University Club, Queen's Uni- 

 versity Club, Toronto University Club, and The Normal School. 

 Those who lectured under our auspices were Dr. A. P. Knight, 

 of Queen's Universitv, and Dr. Jas. Robertson. C.M.G.. Principal 

 of Ivlacdonald College. Dr. Knight read an able paper on 

 December 11th on the subject of "Water and Disease 



