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the Excursion had beeu arranged, and the way in which the work was 

 divided up under the leadership of specialists in the different branches 

 of Natural History. He had enjoyed bis day with the Ottawa Field 

 Naturalists' Club very much indeed, and hoped that at the annual ex- 

 cursion of the Montreal Natural History Society, which was to be held 

 the next Saturday at Lachute, he might have the pleasure of meeting 

 many of those present. Miss E. Bolton, a member of the Council of 

 the Club, spoke a few words, at the request of the President, upon the 

 benefits of the Club as an educational institution. She spoke in a 

 most encouraging way of the good the Club was doing amongst the 

 young at the public schools of the city by drawing their attention to 

 the good and beautiful. 



The benefit to the Club of having ladies on the Council was 

 plainly seen at this and subsequent excursions during the summer. 



Excursion to Lachute. — June 7. — In response to an invitation 

 from the Montreal Natural History Society, 17 members of the Club, 

 including the President and several ladies, attended the excursion of 

 that Society at Lachute. The Ottawa contingent arrived first, and 

 received the Montreal club at the station on their arrival. A pleasant 

 day was spent, and many interesting Natural History specimens were 

 collected. Mr. Ami was asked to act as judge ol the geological col lee 

 tions and Mr. Fletcher performed the same office for the botanical 

 collections. The President, Dr. Ells, expressed the pleasure that he 

 and his companions from Ottawa had experienced in meeting their 

 Montreal friends, and trusted that there might be frequent similar 

 joint excursions in the future. Mr. Whiteaves being asked to speak 

 of the geology, said that Lachute was classic ground to the geologist, 

 and told how Sir William Logan visited the place at a very early 

 period of his career as Canadian Geologist, in a canoe, attended by four 

 Caughnawaga Indians. How he had noticed the exposures of the 

 calciferous and Potsdam formations in the neighbourhood of the 

 Laurentian ; and how he found the band of white crystalline limestone 

 and traced it so many miles across the country. Short addresses were 

 also given by Dean Carmichael, the Mayor of Lachute, and Professor 

 Penhallow, who announced that in answer to the invitation of the 

 Natural History Society, the Rojal Society of Canada would hold their 

 next meeting at Montreal. Votes of thanks were passed unanimously 

 to the Mayor and people of Lachute, and cheers were given for the 

 gentlemen who had addressed them and for the party from Ottawa. 

 The company were invited to board the cars, where refreshments were 

 provided through the kindness of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. 



WINTER SOIREES. 



All members who wish to read [tapers or short notes for publica- 

 tion during the winter should send in the titles of their papers without 

 further delay, as the programme for the winter is now being drawn up. 



