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The following Committee were elected:— Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Hughes, 

 Mr. Blair, Mr. Franklin, and Mr. Noonan. A cordial vote of thanks was 

 given to Mr. Copeman for his work in connection with the Club. The 

 election of new members was then proceeded with, and after a short 

 discussion as to the excursions for the coming season, the meeting 

 terminated. 



OBITUARY. 



WIUIAM FRAZER, F.R. C.S.I. 



The death on Sunday, April 16th, of Dr. William Frazer removes 

 a well-known figure from scientific and antiquarian work in Dublin, 

 Although his claims to celebrity rest chiefly on his archaeological work, 

 he took a keen interest in science in air its forms — mineralogy being, 

 perhaps, his favourite branch. He was one of the original members of 

 the Dublin Microscopical Club, which was formally established on 

 December 20th, i860 — although the nucleus had been in existence four 

 years earlier— and at the time of his death filled the office of President. 

 During the long period of his membership he was a regular attendant 

 at the Club though he did not often exhibit ; and the older members 

 will recollect with pleasure the meetings that took place at his house 

 in Harcourt-street, and the cheery greeting of its warm-hearted owner. 



Dr. Frazer was of a Scotch family, but was born in Dublin on August 

 28th, 1824, and had just reached the ripe age of 75. He obtained his 

 medical qualification in 1848, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons in 1872. He had been Lecturer on Materia Medical 

 at the Carmichael Medical School, and on Forensic Medicine in the 

 Park-street School. He joined the Royal Irish Academy in 1866, was 

 elected into the Council in 1881 ; at the time of his death he held the 

 important post of Librarian to the Academy. Like so many other of 

 his nationality, he was a staunch Presbyterian, and took much interest 

 in church matters generally — as well as more particularly in the office 

 of the Ormond-quay Congregation, of which he was a prominent 

 member. He was twice married, and'his second wife and some grown- 

 up sons and daughters survive him. 



Greenwood Pim. 



