78 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



The Excursionists' Annual Dinner was held on June 21st at the 

 Forest Hotel at Chingford, under the direction of the Excursion 

 Sub- Committee. The attraction of the locality, and the favourable 

 state of the weather, brought together a large gathering, and the 

 dinner itself was greatly enhanced by some very excellent vocal 

 and instrumental music, contributed by members of the Club, 

 under the able direction of Mr. James Willson. 



A special exhibition meeting was held, by the kind permission 

 of the College authorities, on May 30th, and was attended by 

 about 130 members and 161 visitors. Although no very great 

 novelties were produced, the exhibits were of a generally excellent 

 and instructive character, and evidently afforded satisfaction to 

 the members and their friends. 



The Journals for the past year have been issued with regu- 

 larity under the able editorship of Mr. Hailes, four numbers 

 having appeared since the last report, and it now only rests with 

 the members themselves to maintain the matter in them at at 

 least as high a standard as heretofore. 



The permission to hold our meetings in the College has again 

 been renewed for the ensuing year with the same courtesy and 

 kindness that the Club has always met with from the Council of 

 University College. 



Your Committee desire to express their thanks to the officers of 

 the Club for their services during the year, and also to those gen- 

 tlemen who kindly came forward to give the excellent series of 

 demonstrations which have proved so useful to the members of the 

 Club. 



It is with feelings of the sincerest regret that your Committee 

 have to announce the resignation of the senior Honorary Secretary. 

 For eleven years Mr. J. E. Ingpen has fulfilled the arduous and re- 

 sponsible duties of that office with the utmost ability and unre- 

 mitting attention ; his great experience has always been at the 

 service of any and every member of the Club, and he has during 

 the whole time been most assiduous in promoting and sustaining 

 its efficiency in every respect. 



Your Committee trust that the endeavour to render the Club 

 a means of instruction and utility to all its members, which has 

 been so successfully maintained hitherto, will still continue, and 

 that no effort will be spared to keep pace with all relating to its 

 special pursuit. 



