1904] President's Address. 191 



Springs," in which he will show how unusual the climatic con- 

 ditions were this year. 



All who have previously heard Dr. R. A. Daly lecture before 

 the Club will be pleased to learn that he has consented to give an 

 illustrated address on February i6th or. " A Summer's Cruise on 

 the Labrador Coast. " The title sounds well and we feel sure 

 that Dr. Daly will not disappoint those who go to hear him. 



The last soiree, before the annual meeting, will take place on 

 March ist, when Dr. Sinclair will give a lecture on "Color in 

 Nature." This address should be of interest to all naturalists, as 

 color is what gives Nature much of her charm. 



After the annual meeting, which will take place on March 

 15th, we shall have, on April 5th, an evening for practical 

 demonstration of " How to Collect and Preserve Specimens," 

 when short talks will be given while each demonstration is in 

 progress. It is hoped that an evening of this kind will do much 

 towards inducing the younger members to begin some work in 

 Natural History, and to begin it in the right way. 



During the winter soirees, the work done by the various 

 branches will also be presented. 



The Soiree Committee believes that it has one of the best 

 programmes ever presented before the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' 

 Club, and it is expected that the meetings will be well attended. 

 Admittance is free to all ihe lectures, but the full privileges of 

 the Club, including The Ottawa Naturalist, which is published 

 monthly, may only be had by becoming a member for the nom- 

 inal fee of $1. 



It is the desire of the President and Council of the Ottawa 

 Field-Naturalists' Club to make the work of the Club as practical 

 as possible, and while investigations in Natural History will con- 

 tinue to be the Club's main purpose there is a strong feeling that 

 as much as possible should be done to assist those who are teach- 

 ing or are about to teach the young people ot this city and else- 

 where to see and know and understand by means of Nature's 

 object lessons. Already much has been done by the Club in this 

 direction. 



On behalf of the Club, I wish to express our appreciation of 

 the grant which we annually receive from the Provincial Govern. 



