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While he was continually busy with his official work, he vet 

 found time for many other things. He was a loyal member of the 

 Church of England and a generous supporter of all her works. 

 He attended St. Barnabas' Church, of which at the time of his 

 death he was a warden. His special aptitude for teaching and his 

 love of children made him an ideal Superintendent of the Sundav 

 School, in Holy Trinity Church, Ottawa East. In this capacitv he 

 acted for over twenty years, seldom missing a Sundav when he 

 was in Ottawa. He was an active and enthusiastic member of the 

 Brotherhood of St. Andrew, a member of the Board of Governors 

 of St. Luke's Hospital, and a member of the Rideau Club. 



At a meeting of the Council of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' 

 Club, held on November 10th the following resolution of condo- 

 lence was passed: "The members of the Council of the Ottawa 

 Field-Naturalists ' Club desire to place on record their profound 

 sorrow and sense of deep personal loss in the death of Dr. James 

 Fletcher, and to express their sincercst sympathy to his widow 

 and family in their bereavement. Dr. Fletcher was one of the 

 founders of the Ottawa Field- Naturalists' Club which is now 

 nearly 30 years old. It is peculiarly sad that he, who was so often 

 referred to as the ' Father' of the Club, should be the first mem- 

 ber of the original council to be removed from our midst. " 



At this meeting it was decided to hold a Memorial Meeting in 

 the large assembly hall of the Normal School. 



Arthur Gibson. 



MEMORIAL MEETING 



December 1st, 1908. 



The President of the Club, Mr. A. E. Attwood, M.A., in ask- 

 ing Lieut. -Col. Wm. White. C.M.G., to act as Chairman for the 

 meeting, spoke as follows: 



Members of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and 

 friends of the late Dr. Fletcher: — It has been a time-honoured 

 custom of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club to begin their 

 series of winter soirees with an evening 's programme somewhat 

 informal in its nature. The sudden death of the member who 

 was one of the founders of the Club has rendered it appropriate 

 to make a change this year at our initial soiree. It is hoped, 

 however, that in its informality, to-night 's programme will 

 resemble those of former years, and that many will feel free to 

 speak a few words expressive of their regards of the late Dr. 

 James Fletcher. 



Speaking as a teacher, I naturally regard the work of an edu- 



