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botanist, and his old and intimate friend. This would be published in 

 their Journal. Both Mr. Bennett and Mr. Baker were members of the 

 Society of Friends, and at the burial of the former it had been interest- 

 ing to the Chairman to see that, so far as a Friend's burial can be 

 said to be conducted by anyone, Mr. Bennett's had been conducted by 

 Mr. Baker. 



The Secretary then read the Biography of Mr. A. W. Bennett. 



The Chairman said he felt sure that they were much indebted to 

 Mr. Baker for this detailed account of Mr. Bennett and his work. All 

 present who knew the deceased gentleman would appreciate the kindly 

 and loving words used by Mr. Baker. The Council had already re- 

 corded their thanks to Mr. Baker for his kindness, and doubtless the 

 Fellows present would wish to do the same. The Biography would be 

 accompanied by a portrait of Mr. Bennett and be published in the next 

 number of their Journal. 



The Chairman said that this terminated the business on the paper 

 before him. He had only to announce that the next Meeting would be 

 held on March 19th, 1902. He hoped that their President would then 

 be present. This gentleman was now having a holiday in the Medi- 

 terranean after his long life of active service. He had over- exerted 

 himself, and he was, in consequence, laid up for a time ; otherwise he 

 would have been present that evening, and he had no doubt he would be 

 present at their next Meeting. 



The following Objects were exhibited:— 



Mr. Conrad Beck : — Pneumococcus ; Streptococcus of Erysipelas ; 

 Comma Bacillus of Cholera; Bacillus of Bubonic Plague; Bacillus: 

 coli communis, showing flagella ; Bacillus of Glanders ; Bacillus of 

 Leprosy ; Bacillus of Skin ; Bacillus of Tetanus ; Bacillus typhosus, 

 showing flagella. 



New Fellows:— The following were elected Ordinary Fellows : — 

 Messrs. Alexander Eugen Conrady, David Hughes Davies, Win. Gardner, 

 and Rev. Hy. Aid win Soames. 



MEETING 



Held on the 19th of Makoh, 1902, at 20 Hanover Square, W. 

 Dr. Henry Woodward, F.R.S., &c, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. W. Carruthers, F.R.S., late President of the Society, addressing 

 the Fellows from the dais, said it was usual when the President of a 

 Society took the chair for the first time, that he should do so at the 

 Annual Meeting on the occasion of his election to the office. It hap- 

 pened, however, that his friend and late fellow officer at the Natural 

 History Museum was in a foreign land at the time of their Annual 



