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found to be sheltering many living Helix nemoralis aestivating during the 

 daytime. A fine large specimen of gneiss was selected and brought home 

 for the new Public Museum. On Monday the party, joined by a good con- 

 tingent of the Route Club, paid a visit to Whitepark Bay, its kitchen- 

 middens, and stone circle, often before described in this Journal. After 

 tea at headquarters, the party motored to Ballymoney on their way 

 home, via Stranocum. Belfast was reached before 9 p.m. 



July 26. Glenoe. — Over sixty members and friends visited Glenoe. 

 The old church of Glynn was first visited. Shortly before five o'clock 

 the old-world village of Glenoe, nestling among the hills, was reached. 

 Tea was served by Mrs. Mehaffey, who was most attentive to the comfort 

 of the party. After tea a short business meeting was held — the vice- 

 president (Mr. James Orr) in the chair — when a junior member was 

 elected. Mr. Robert Bell then led the way to the quarries, where there 

 is a good section of Chalk, containing numbers of flint nodules lying along 

 the planes of bedding. The limestone in these quarries is remarkably 

 pure, containing, according to the analysis of Professor Hodges, no less 

 than 99.10 per cent, of carbonate of lime. On the way to the railway 

 station some members visited the interesting rath in a field to the left 

 of the road. 



August 23. Excursion to Silent Valley. — A party of 112 members 

 and visitors left Belfast by the 10.50 train and motored via Newcastle. 



On reaching the Water Commissioners' property the motors passed up 

 the new avenue, lined with young trees, to the resident engineers' houses, 

 where the party lunched before scattering — as there was no blasting going 

 on — on their various collecting hobbies. Both geologists 'and botanists 

 had here much to interest them, the former following Mr. MTldowie, 

 one of the resident engineers, who kindly acted as local conductor, rendering 

 the work of R. Bell and G. C. Reilly, the scientific conductors for the 

 day, a light task. 



Both hon. secretaries were with the party taking general direction. 

 The botanists directed their efforts to refinding a rare plant, the Narrow- 

 leaved Sundew, Drosera intermedia, in which they were successful. The 

 habitat of this plant will be deeply submerged by the waters of the new 

 reserovir. 



The great glacial moraine running across the mouth of the valley was 

 inspected with interest. From its summit a fine view of the valley was 

 obtained. Most of it will be used for the new embankment, and it would 

 be submerged in any case. 



After a couple of pleasant hours or more spent in the valley the party 

 returned to Newcastle for tea at the Slieve Donard Hotel, where every- 

 thing possible was done for their comfort. 



The usual business meeting was held, the Vice-President (Mr. G. Orr) 

 in the chair. 



