2 MEMORIAL TRIBUTE 



ill became the memory of so eminent a naturalist and 

 so estimable a man. A meeting of several gentlemen 

 who specially cherished his memory was held in Edin- 

 burgh on 27th May 1898 ; and, with a view to promot- 

 ing a suitable memorial of him, a committee was then 

 appointed with full powers to follow out the object 

 of the meeting and to devise and carry into effect 

 such a scheme for a memorial as they might find to 

 be practicable and most fitted for its purpose, with 

 power to add to their number. The following gentle- 

 men ultimately formed the committee : — 



The Rev. William Mair, D.D., Earlston. 



The Rev. Patrick Beaton, Paris, son-in-law of Professor 

 MacGillivTay. 



J. A. Harvie Brown, Esq., of Dunipace. 



Professor J. Cossar Ewart, M.D., F.R.S., Edinburgh. 



The Rev. James Farquharson, D.D., 47 Mardale Crescent, 

 Edinburgh (senior minister of Selkirk). 



Alexander Frasei', Esq., Wimmera, Bruntsfield Place, 

 Edinburgh. 



Principal Sir W. D. Geddes, LL.D., Aberdeen (now dead). 



Professor E. Ray Lankester, LL.D., F.R.S., Director of the 

 Museum of Natural History, Kensington. 



William MacGillivi-ay, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh. 



The Rev. Alexander Mitchell, D.D., Dunfermline. 



The Rev. James Mitchell, D.D., South Leith. 



Emeritus - Professor Sir John Struthers, LL.D., Edinburgh 

 (now dead). 



Professor J. W. H. Trail, F.R.S., Aberdeen. 



John Forbes White, Esq., LL.D., Dundee. 



Dr. JNIair was appointed chairman of the com- 



