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THE OTTAWA NATURALIST 



Vol. XVIII. OTTAWA, APRIL, 1907 No. 1 



THE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE OTTAWA 



FIELD-NATURALISTS' CLUB FOR THE YEAR 



ENDING MARCH 19th, 1907. 



The Club membership has now passed the 300 mark. During 

 the year twenty-three new ordinary members have been elected, 

 bringing the present membership up to 301, composed of 293 

 ordinary members and eight corresponding members. 



Soirees. 



The Soir6e Committee is to be congratulated upon the ex- 

 cellent programme of lectures it has provided this winter, and 

 also upon its departure in printing the programme in neat pocket 

 form, besides publishing it as usual in The Ottawa Naturalist. 



The opening soiree was held on December 6th, when the 

 President, Mr. Wilson, gave an able and timely address on the 

 benefits and pleasures to be derived from a participation in the 

 work of the Club. Dr. Jas. Fletcher then read a short paper, 

 prepared by Prof. Bradley, of the University of California, on 

 "An Entomological Excursion to the Selkirk Mountains." The 

 paper was illustrated by a number of excellent slides. The re- 

 mainder of the evening was given up to a demonstration exhibi- 

 tion. Rev. Mr. Eifrig, by means of mounted specimens, a field 

 glass, and popular books on birds, gave a demonstration of first 

 steps in ornithology, using color as a means of identification. 



On January 8th, Mr. D. A. Campbell gave a demonstration 

 on the Physics of the Atmosphere. The various laws of gases 

 and many interesting phenomena were illustrated in a series of 

 well-chosen experiments, so skilfully performed as to call forth 

 frequent applause. 



Dr. P. H. Bryce, Chief Medical Officer of the Dept. of the 

 Interior, addressed the Club on The Relation of Climate to 

 Health, with special reference to prevention and treatment of 

 tuberculosis. This address, one of the ablest ever delivered be- 

 before the Club, is shortly to appear in fu]1 in The Ottawa 

 Naturalist. 



