1924. Irish Societies. II 



BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



September 29. — The ninth and final excursion of the Club was held, 

 when fifty-seven members and friends visited Purdysburn Glen, under 

 the guidance of Arthur Deane, M.R.I. A., F.R.S.E., in order to study 

 the fungus flora. Mr. Deane gave a short account of the life history of 

 fungi and their place in nature's economy. 



Some interesting species of fungi were found, particularly among the 

 gill-bearing class, but perhaps the most interesting were the Slime-fungi 

 (Myxomycetes) . 



After an enjoyable afternoon spent in the woods a business meeting 

 was held (Rev. W. R. Megaw, B.A., presiding), when eleven new members 

 were elected. 



October 23.' — The Club reverted to the old plan and held the Annual 

 Conversazione at the commencement of the Winter Session instead of 

 at the end, the practice for years past owing to curfew regulations. 



There were forty tables in all of exhibits and six screens for photographs. 



The President (J. A. Sydney Stendall, M.B.O.U.), S. A. Bennett, 

 Captain Chase, J. A. Moffatt, J. Orr, and T. E. Osborne showed natural 

 history and other exiiibits from Rathlin Island. 



In the zoological section the exhibits came from A. McI. Cleland, 

 Miss Blackwood, James Orr, Miss ^NlcClure, Thomas Sawers, Professor 

 Gregg Wilson, Miss Amelie C. Loewenthal, and R. J. Welch. Botany 

 was represented by specimens from Xevin H. Foster, R. Welch, Professor 

 Small, A. McI. Cleland, N. Carrothers, E. X. Carrothers, Rev. W. R. 

 Megaw, S. A. Bennett, Captain C. D. Chase, James Davies, and Mrs. 

 Gibson. 



In the geological section were displays from Robert Bell, A. McI. 

 Cleland and Mrs. Cleland. Archaeology was represented by exhibits 

 shown by Robert Bell, Mr. J. Skillen, T. E. Osborne, E. Burling, and 

 R. J. Welch ; Miss Joan Loewenthal, and Master R. H. Crawford. There 

 were displays in microscopy from D. J. Carpenter, Messrs. Lizars, the 

 President, A. McI. Cleland, and Professor Gregg Wilson. 



Entomology was represented by specimens from W. M. Crawford and 

 the B.N.F.C. Library. In photography there were fine examples from 

 T. E. Osborne, Mrs. A. A. Campbell, C. Scott, W. A. Green, and Mrs. 

 McCloy. Miscellaneous objects were exhibited by S. M. Macoun, W. M. 

 Crawford, Miss Mawdsley, R. J. Welch, A. Albert Campbell, W. E. [Nlayne, 

 Hans Iten, Mrs. Stendall, T. E. Osborne and Miss :\Iinnie E. Johnston. 



Awards in connection with the summer competitions, open to junior 

 members, and conversazione prizes, were awarded. 



The President gave a short address, following on which a series 

 of lantern slides illustrating the summer excursions was exhibited by 

 R. J. Welch. 



