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Presidency. — Mr. Howard resigns to-niglit the office of President, which 

 he has held for the unprecedented term of six years. The Council most sincerely 

 thank him for his services, which have been in the highest degree beneficial 

 to the Club during a period of very considerable stress. The retiring President 

 is to be heartily congratulated at having seen during his term of office the 

 completion of the establisliment of our two museums, and the settlement of 

 the Club in the permanent head-quarters at Stratford. Both the members 

 and the Council are glad that Mr. Howard's aid and sympathy will be retained 

 by his election as one of the Permanent Vice-Presidents and as Treasurer of 

 the Club. 



The Council recommend the election of Prof. Meldola as President as an 

 event likely to advance the scientific reputation and usefulness of the Club. 

 And they also think that the members will have pleasure in welcoming back 

 as the head of affairs a gentlemen who took part in the inception of the Club, 

 and who now will, perhaps, have the satisfaction of giving the finishing touches 

 to the edifice which was so well planned out twenty-one years ago. 



Two very necessary things remain for accomplishment, the increase of 

 our membership to 400, so as to give a sufficient income for the ordinary work 

 of the Club, and the establishment of a reasonably adequate Museum Fund 

 which will enable the Club to collect and preserve in the Museums a really 

 good series of Essex animals, plants, and fossils. So much has been accom- 

 plished during the past three years by a small number of persons, that all 

 members and friends of the Club are now asked to work heartily to bring 

 about the establishment of the museums and the other work of the society on 

 a firm financial and scientific footing. 



THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 



TWO HUNDREDTH ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Saturday, January 26th, 1901. 

 The 200th Ordinary Meeting was held in the Physical Lecture Theatre 

 of the Municipal Technical Institute, Romford Road, Stratford, at 6.30 p m., 

 Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Chairman said that the Council af their meeting that evening had 

 considered the desirability of recording the grief which was universally felt at 

 the lamented death of Her Majesty the Queen, and they had drawn up the 

 following vote of condolence to the Duke of Connaught, who had been Patron 

 of the Club since its foundation in 1880. li the Resolution met with the 

 approval of the members, it was proposed that it should be suitably 

 engrossed, and signed by the President and Hon. Secretary on behalf of the 

 members, and forwarded to His Royal Highness. He begged to move the 

 resolution in the following terms : — 



" The President and Council of the Essex Field Club, on behalf of the 

 members, by a resolution passed this day, beg to convey to 



HIS royal highness the duke of connaught, 

 who has been Patron of the Club since its foundation in 1880, their most 

 respectful and heartfelt sympathy on the grievous loss which he has sustained 



