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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



MEETING 



Held on the 10th of June, 1915, at 20 Hanover Square, W., 

 Mr. I). J. Scourfield, F.Z.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Meeting of May 19, 1915, were read and 

 confirmed, and signed by the Chairman. 



The Chairman mentioned that the visit on June 5 to the John 

 runes Horticultural Institution, Merton, announced at the last Meet- 

 ing, had proved thoroughly enjoyable, and that a great deal had been 

 learnt in regard to the extremely important work on questions of heredity 

 which is being carried on there. He was sure the Meeting would 

 approve of a cordial vote of thanks being conveyed to Professor Bateson 

 for his great kindness in explaining everything, and in showing the 

 party over the grounds and laboratories of the Institution. 



The Chairman, in announcing that Sir Frank Crisp had presented 

 to the Society the Report of the British Association for 1914, proposed 

 a hearty vote of thanks to Sir Frank Crisp for his very useful contribu- 

 tion to the Library of the Society 5 which was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Frederick Enock, F.L.S. F.E.S., etc., delivered a lecture on 

 " The British Trap-door Spiders," giving at the same time a lantern 

 demonstration on the life and habits of these animals. 



At the conclusion of the lecture the Chairman, in proposing a hearty 

 vote of thanks to Mr. Enock, said he was. sure the Meeting had listened 

 with the greatest pleasure to the highly interesting account of the 

 British Trap-door Spiders. He wished to mention that during the 

 progress of the Meeting a telegram had been received from the operator 

 who had undertaken to work the lantern, regretting his inability to 

 attend, and he wished to apologise to Mr. Enock for any deficiences 

 which had occurred in the exhibition of his very beautiful slides owing 

 to the usual operator's non-arrival. He was sure the Meeting would 

 agree with him in saying that a most delightful lecture had been de- 

 livered by Mr. Enock, whose enthusiasm could not help but prove 

 contagious to his listeners. The vote of thanks was then carried with 

 acclamation by the Meeting. 



It was announced that the next Ordinary Meeting would be held on 

 Wednesday, October 20. 



It was further announced that the Society's Rooms would be closed 

 from Friday evening, August 20, to Monday morning, September 13. 



New Fellow. — The following was elected an Ordinary Fellow of 

 the Society : — Alfred J. Attridge. 



