PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. L31 



ANNIVERSARY MEETING, 



Held on the 18th of Januaky, 1905, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 

 D. H. Scott, Esq., Ph.D. F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of the 21st of December, 1904, were 

 read and confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



Mr. G. E. Mainland and Mr. G. H. J. Rogers were- appointed by 

 the President as Scrutineers of the ballot for election of Officers and 

 Council for the ensuing year. 



The List of Donations to the Library, exclusive of exchanges and 

 reprints, received since the last Meeting, was read, and the thanks of 



the Society voted to the donors. 



From 

 Herbert S. Jennings, Contributions to the Behaviour of Lower) Tl p Author 



Organisms / 



An Adams' Lucernal Microscope bv W. and S. Jones \ T . n ^ m„. mm „„ 



An Old Portable Microscope J r 



The President said that amongst the deaths which would be re- 

 ferred to that evening, there was one of quite recent occurrence which 

 the Fellows of the Society would hear of with very painful interest — - 

 that of Professor Abbe, of Jena. There was perhaps no one whose loss 

 would be more felt by a Society such as their own, than Professor Abbe, 

 whose name was familiar to everyone acquainted with the Microscope ; 

 and even those who, like himself, were not able to follow the details of 

 Professor Abbe's work, could not fail to recognise the very remarkable 

 services which he had rendered to optical science. He had been an 

 Honorary Fellow of their Society since 1878, and the Council had 

 proposed that a vote of condolence should be passed by the Society 

 and forwarded to his family. This proposition was then put to the 

 Meeting, and unanimously carried. 



The Report of the Council for the year 1904 was then read by the 

 Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1904. 

 FELLOWS. 



Ordinary. — During the year 1904, 17 new Fellows have been elected 

 and 3 re-instated, whilst 10 have died, 14 have resigned, and :3 have been 

 removed. 



Honorary. — The following were elected Honorary Fellows at the 



