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]SrovEMBER 18th, 1898. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 J. Tatham, Esq., M.A., M.D., F.R.M.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club :— Mr. M. W. Listen, Mr. VV. H. Harris, 

 Mr. Otto Hofmann, Mr. Frederick Armitage, Mr. A. Carnall, 

 Mr. L. O. Grocock, Mr. George Massee, Mr. George Nicholson, 

 Mr. E. S. Salmon, Mr. T. J. Smith, Mr. W. D. Colver, and 

 Mr. M. Johnston. 



The following donations were announced : — 



" Science Gossip " ... ... ... From the Publisher. 



'•Journal of the Ro3'al Micro-) c^ . ^ 



■ . c, ■ . - '> 5 5 Society, 



scopical Society ... ) 



" The Botanical Gazette " ,, „ Publisher. 



" Catalogue of Diatomacese " ... Purchased by subscription. 



The thanks of the Club were voted to the donors. 



The Secretary announced that their old friend, Dr. M. C. Cooke, 

 was giving up the whole of his scientific collections, and had sent 

 a large quantity of Diatomaceous material for distribution to any 

 members who wished to have some. A list of the localities from 

 which the deposits were obtained was laid on the table, and 

 members desiring samples were asked to apply to the Secretary 

 by post, enclosing a stamped and directed envelope. About twenty 

 gross of unground glass slips were also at the disposal of any 

 members who cared to apply for them. A catalogue of a large 

 number of works which Dr. Cooke had for disposal, also many 

 original drawings and plates of Alga?, etc., could be seen by any 

 one desirous of purchasing any of them. 



The Treasurer said, as they were nearing the end of the year, 

 he thought it might be well to remind the members that 44 of 

 their number had omitted to pay their subscriptions for 1898. 



Mr. Karop regretted to have to announce the death of one of 

 their members — Mr. Latimer Clark — which had occurred since 

 their last meeting. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson said that Mr. Latimer Clark was a very 

 well known engineer, and amongst other things he invented the 



