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

 gentlemen stood elected as Members of the Council and Officers for the year 

 1902, and were so declared by the Chairman. 



The President said that the Council had resolved to recommend 

 eight gentlemen for election as Honorary Members of the Club. 

 The resolution passed at the last meeting would permit of the se- 

 lection of these gentlemen at the present meeting. All had consented 

 to become Members, and he thought that the list would show that 

 it was representative of the different departments of science coming 

 within the scope of the Club's studies. The President theu read out 

 the list, which is printed in the Annual Report of the Council. 



The election of these gentlemen as Honorary Members was proposed by 

 Mr. E. A. Fitch, and seconded by Mr. G. E. Vaughan, and carried 

 unanimously. 



The President nominated as Vice-Presidents during his year of office the 

 following .— E. N. Buxton, J. P., Walter Crouch, F Z.S., I. Chalkley Gould, 

 and J. C. Shenstone. F.L.S. 



Mr. W. Whitaker, F.R.S. proposed that votes of thanks should be given 

 to the officers for their services during the past year. This was carried 

 unanimously. 



Mr. David Howard returned thanks for the officers collectively. 



The President then delivered his Annual Address which was entitled 

 "The Coming of Age of the Essex Field Club, a record of Local Scientific 

 Work, 1880-1901." This paper was printed in the last part, nufe pp., 79-16. 



Mr. John Spiller, F.C.S. as an "Original Member" of the Club, had 

 much pleasure in proposing a cordial vote of thanks to the President for his 

 services during the year and for the admirable Address he had delivered, and 

 that the Address be printed in the Essex Naturalist. . 



Rev. W. C. Howell warmly seconded the vote of thanks. 



Mr. David Howard in putting the vote to the meeting proposed that 250 

 separate copies of the President's Address should be printed off and, circulated 

 as extensively as possible, for the purpose of calling attention to the work of the 

 Club, in the hope of thereby recruiting the roll of membership. 



The vote of thanks was carried by acclamation, and Mr. Howard's 

 proposal regarding the extra copies of the Address was agreed to also 



The President suitably responded, and expressed his pleasure at seeing so 

 many old members of the Club in the room to support him in his endeavour to 

 place the 21 years' work of the Club clearly before the county. 



The Hon. Secretary presented an account of the "Tea Fund," showing 

 that the receipts had been £4 13s. 6d. and the expenditure £^ i8s. 5d. 



SPRING WOODLAND AND MEADOW RAMBLE. 

 Saturday, May 3RD, 1902. 



One of the usual Spring Rambles was arranged for the above afternoon 

 to visit the very interesting woods in the Ongar Park district. 



Unfortunately the weather was extremely unsettled, and a severe storm 

 in London prevented many members attending, including three of the 



