132 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



At a Conversazione held in connection with the Seventh Internationa] 

 Congress of Applied Chemistry, on June 1, at the Natural History 

 Museum, the Society exhibited a collection of Metallurgical Microscopes 

 and accessory apparatus, together with a set of Metallographic Photo- 

 graphs and Specimens. Considerable interest was manifested in the 

 display, and the success attained was not inadequate to the effort made. 

 The exhibition of instruments, photographs, and specimens was highly 

 appreciated by the assembled chemists — not only for its unprecedented 

 novelty, but also for the excellence of the collection. 



The Biological (with which the Bacteriological is now combined) 

 and the Brass and Glass Sectional Meetings have been well attended, 

 and they promise to become an important feature of the Society. For 

 the success of these supplementary Meetings the Society is indebted to 

 the continued efforts and interest of Mr. D. J. Scourfield and Mr. 

 F. Cheshire, the Sectional Secretaries. 



In December 1908, a Special Meeting was held, at which the question 

 of granting to women Fellows equal rights with men was debated. As 

 a result of this debate a Special Committee was appointed to deal with 

 the matter. After much labour and correspondence the Committee 

 brought up a Report, to which a minority Report was attached, at a 

 Special Meeting in June. At this Meeting it was resolved that the 

 By-laws be altered so that women Fellows should be admitted to the 

 Meetings. The Council, however, are of opinion that it is advisable to 

 alter the By-laws so as to give equal rights to women Fellows, and 

 suggest that the By-laws be altered in this sense. To give effect to this 

 it is merely necessary to omit the references to males in By-laws 4 and 27. 



It is hoped that this alteration will have the effect of allaying a long- 

 standing grievance and of increasing the number of Fellows. 



The Treasurer's Report and Balance Sheet for the year 1909 were 

 read to the Meeting by Mr. W. E. Baxter. 



On the motion of the President, the Report and Balance Sheet were 

 unanimously adopted. 



The Report of the Scrutineers was then handed in, and the follow- 

 ing Fellows were declared to have been duly elected as Officers and 

 Council of the Society for the ensuing year : — 



President — J. Arthur Thomson, M.A. F.R.S.E., Regius Professor of 

 Natural History in the University of Aberdeen. 



Vice-Presidents — Frederic J. Cheshire ; A. N. Disney, M.A. B.Sc. ; 

 J. W. H. Eyre, M.D. F.R.S. (Edin.) ; E. J. Spitta, L.R.C.P. (Lond.) 

 M.R.C.S. (Eng.) 



Treasurer— Wynne E. Baxter, J.P., F.G.S. F.R.G.S. 



Secretaries— R. G. Hebb, M.A. M.D. F.R.C.P. ; F. Shillington Scales, 

 M.A. M.B. B.C. (Cantab.). 



