1916] The Ottawa Naturalist. 9 



Feb. 22. The Evolution of Army Sanitation, by Dr. R. 

 Lorme Gardner. 



Mar. 7. The Identification and Nesting of Some of our 

 Common Birds, by Mr. W. E. Saunders, of London, Ont. 



Through the kindness of R. G. McConnell, Esq., Deputy 

 Minister of Mines, arrangements had been made with the 

 Lecture Committee to hold all the lectures in the audi- 

 torium of the Victoria Museum, but owing to the burning of 

 the Parliament Building, which in itself was a Dominion-wide 

 calamity, the auditorium had to be engaged for the House of 

 Commons, and therefore only the first three lectures were held 

 there. Through the kindness of Dr. White, the assembly hall 

 of the Normal School was put at the disposal of the Club for 

 the remainder three lectures, and that of Dr. Gardner was de- 

 livered there on the regular date, that by Mr. Saunders on 

 March 13th, and that by Mr. Dowling on the night of the annual 

 meeting. We have to express our hearty appreciation of the 

 kindness of those gentlemen in granting the use of the audi- 

 torium and assembly hall, and also of the kindness of Mr. Sykes, 

 Librarian of the Carnegie Library, for the use of a room in which 

 the meetings of Council were held. Our thanks are also due to 

 the city press for free insertion of lectures, excursion notices 

 and reports. 



Membership. 



During the year 18 new members joined the Club. The 

 present membership now stands at 32 5. 



Mention is feelingly made of the decease of an ardent 

 member of the Club, Mr. J.C. Kearns, and who before his death 

 testified of his interest in it in a bequeathment of the sum of 

 one hundred dollars. In memory of Mr. Kearns the Council 

 agreed not to appropriate this sum for ordinary expenditure, 

 but to invest it, and to devote the interest accruing to prizes 

 to members of the Club for the best collections of natural history 

 objects as may be determined upon. 



It remains to be said that leaders of the respective branches 

 have been busily engaged in their several lines of natural history 

 or scientific work. 



The Treasurer reports a balance on hand of thirteen dollars 

 and seventy cents ($13.70.) 



Respectfully submitted. 



ANDREW HALKETT, 



Secretary. 



