1908] Council Meeting. 15/ 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



A meeting of the Council was held in the Carnegie Library 

 on September 8th, with the following members in attendance: 

 the President Mr. A. E. Attwood, Miss E. E. Curne, Messrs. 

 A. Gibson, H.' H. Pitts, and T. E. Clarke. The folio wmg were 

 elected ordinary members: — 



1. Mr. Thos. Jamieson, B.A.. Inspector of PubUc Schools. 



Carleton Count v. 



2. Mr. H. Groh, B.S.A., Central Experimental farm. 



3. Mr. J. W. Swaine, Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de 



Bellevuc. 



4. Mrs. F. W. Carman, Ottawa. 



5. Mr. Ward M. Irvin, Ottawa.. 



6. Miss F. J. McNeill, Ottawa. 



7. Mr. W. A. Dent, Collegiate Institute, Sarnia. 



The Secretary reported that a meeting of representatives 

 from various literarv and scientific associations of Ottawa was 

 held in the Speaker's Room, House of Commons, on June 3rd, 

 when the following resolution was adopted unanimously : — 



"Resolved that this meeting recommends to each of the 

 societies represented, and other societies of a similar nature m 

 Ottawa, the consideration of the desirability of having one 

 course of free popular lectures under the auspices of the various 

 societies united for that purpose only, it being understood that 

 the proposed course of lectures is not to interfere with the meet- 

 ings or lectures of each society under its own special arrange- 

 ments. That a joint committee meet for consideration of the 

 subject as soon as all are chosen. That each society send m the 

 name of the delegate elected to Dr. J. F. White, Principal of 

 the Normal School, who will call the meeting." 



A programme of autumn excursions was arranged for as 



follows: — 



September 12th— Central Experimental Farm. 

 September 19th— Fairv Lake and Beaver Meadow. 

 September 26th— Rociccliffe, McKay's Lake and outlet. 



Mr.- Gibson suggested the advisability of making a Club 

 Exhibit at the Central Canada Exhil)ition on some future occa- 

 sion, the exhibit to be composed of material from the collections 

 of individual members. 



T. E. C. 



