1910] The Ottawa Naturalist. U 



May 29th Carp (General Excursion). 

 June 5th Chelsea (General Excursion). 

 June 12th Beaver Meadow. 

 June 19th Stittsville (General Excursion). 



Some of these excursions were cancelled because of un- 

 favorable weather; reports of those which were held appeared in 

 the June and the July numbers of The Ottawa Naturalist, 

 most of the reports having been prepared by Rev. C. G. Eifrig, 

 Chairman of the Committee. 



The programme for the fall months was: 



September 18th Mckay's Lake and outlet. 

 September 25th Experimental Fann, 

 October 2nd Blueberry Point. 



The planning of an excursion programme is becoming more 

 and more difficult from year to year. The rapid extension of 

 the city and the development of suburban resorts are greatly 

 restricting such valuable collecting grounds as Rockcliffe, Dow's 

 Swamp, Blueberry Point and Britannia. 



The Council, desiring to extend the sphere of the Club's 

 work, proposed to establish branches in some of the centres near 

 Ottawa, such as Carp and Stittsville. It was thought that 

 valuable field work could be done by members of such branches, 

 the results of which would appear in The Ottawa Naturalist. 

 It was thought also that leaders from the parent Club might 

 occasionally direct local excursions, and that a joint field day 

 could be arranged for at lea.st once a year. An attempt was 

 made to establish such a branch at Carp. Two members of the 

 Council, Mr. J. W. Gibson and the Secretary addressed a public 

 meeting at Carp on May 28th, outlining the proposed plan. A 

 local com.mittee was then elected for the purpose of organizing 

 a branch. On the following day the Club held an excursion to 

 Carp, and gave a demonstration of its methods of field Vv'ork. 

 Although there was a large local attendance and much interest 

 was manifested, no organization has followed this experiment. 

 Under the circumstances the Council deemed it unwise to 

 attemipt similar work in other localities. 



Soirees Committee. 



A comparison of the programmes for the season 1908-9 and 

 1909-10 shows the varied character of the addresses, lectures, 

 and exhibition of specimens given under the auspices of the 

 Club. The Club has now contributed three lectures to the joint 

 course which has proved to be a success. During the season 

 which expires to-night, six of the meetings were held in the 



