THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. 49 



On retiring from the Presidency (after six years of office), Mr. Howard 

 under Rule IV. becomes one of the Permanent Vice-Presidents of the Ckib. 



No other Members having been proposed for any office, the above gentle- 

 men stood elected as Members of the Council and Officers for the year 1901, 

 and were so declared by the Chairman. 



Prof. R. Meldola having taken the chair as President, Mr. Howard in 

 concluding his long term as President congratulated the Club on the position 

 it had attained as the result of its 21 years work and thanked the members 

 heartily for the confidence they had reposed in him during his six years of 

 office. Mr. Howard then continued his remarks in the form of an address 

 which is printed in the present part of the Essex Naturalist. 



Prof. Meldola first returned thanks on his own behalf for the honour 

 conferred upon him by his re-election as President after an interval of seven- 

 teen years. And he begged to move a very cordial vote of thanks to Mr. 

 Howard for his long services as President. All connected with the Club 

 knew the care and attention Mr. Howard had given to its affairs during years 

 of considerable difficulty. It was very satisfactory to know that they would 

 still have Mr. Howard's services as one of the Permanent Vice-Presidents, 

 and also in the onerous post of Treasurer, the duties of which had been 

 carried on with such good results by Mr. Waller. He was sure they had all 

 listened with pleasure to Mr. Howard's remarks that evening, and hoped to 

 read them in the pages of the Essex Naturalist. 



Mr. Walter Crouch cordially seconded the vote of thanks, which was 

 carried unanimously amid applause. 



Mr. Howard briefly returned thanks. He said that he handed the afifairs 

 of the Club to their new President with every confidence, and he viewed the 

 future of the Club as one full of hope. 



Mr. Hugh McLachlan proposed a very hearty vote of thanks to the 

 officers, including the Hon. Counsel and Solicitor and the Auditors, for their 

 services during the past year. And he particularly wished to record the sense 

 of gratitude of the members to Mr. Waller for his long and successful work 

 as their Honorary Treasurer. The work of the Auditors had also been most 

 valuable, and deserved their warmest thanks. 



Mr. G. E. Vaughan seconded the vote of thanks to the officers, which was 

 carried unanimously. 



Mr. H. J. Coburn, as Hon. Solicitor, thanked the meeting on behalf of 

 the officers, collectively. 



This concluded the ordinary business of the Annual Meeting. Mr. 

 Vaughan brought forward the subject of erecting memorial tablets to eminent 

 Essex Naturalists, &c., in churches in the county. After a long discussion 

 Mr. Vaughan withdrew his proposal for the present, 



