SESSION 1896-97, liii 



Mr. Thomas East Loncs, M.A., LL.B., B.Sc, Rokcby Lodge, 

 "Watford, and Mrs. Morrow, 2, St. Andrew's Villas, Watford, were 

 proposed for membersliip. 



The followinji' lecture was delivered : — 



" The llontgen or ' X ' Eays." By Thomas Mansell, F.E.M.S., 

 F.KP.S. {Transactions, Vol. IX, p. 135.) 



The lecture was illustrated by experiments and lantern slides. 



Anniveksakt MEExmo, 26Tn Febrtjaet, 1897. 

 (At Watfoed.) 



ARxniTE SiKADirNG, Esq., M.E.C.S., F.Z.S., President, in the 

 Chair. 



The Eeport of the Council for the year 1896, and the Treasurer's 

 A ccoiint of Income and Expenditure, were read and adopted. 



The President delivered an Address entitled " Serpents and 

 Umbrellas." 



The following gentlemen were duly elected as the officers and 

 Council for the ensuing year : — 



Fresident. — V^illiam Whitaker, B.A., E.E.S., F.G.S., 

 Assoc. Inst. C. E. 



Vice-Fresideiifs.—Joh.n'Korison, M.D., D.P.H., F.G.S.; T.Vaughan 

 Eoberts ; George Eooper, F.Z.S. ; Arthur Stradling, M.E.C.S., 

 F.Z.S. 



Treasurer. — John "Weall. 



Honorary Secretaries. — John Hopkinson, F.L. S., F.G. S., 

 F.E.M.S., F.E.Met.Soc. ; W. E. Carter, B.A. 



Lihrarian. — Daniel Hill. 



Curator.— k. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., F.E.S., F.E.H.S. 



Other Memhers. — Charles Ashdown, F.C.S., F.E.G.S. ; John 

 Attfield, M.A., Ph.D., F.E.S., F.C.S., F.I.C. ; F. M. Campbell, 

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.M.S., F.E.S. ; Alan F. Crossman, F.L.S. ; 

 Sir John Evans, K.C.B., D.C.L., LL.D., Sc.D., Treas.E.S., 

 V.P.S.A., etc. ; Herbert George Fordham ; Edward Mawley, 

 Pres. E. Met. Soc, F.E.H.S.; George P. Neele; WiUiam Page, 

 F.S.A. ; WilHam Eansom, F.S.A., F.L.S. ; W. Lepard Smith; 

 G. Herbert Wailes, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded to Mr. Arthur Stradling, 

 retiring from the office of President; to Dr. John Attfield, F.E.S. , 

 retiring from the office of Vice-President ; and to Mr. Henry Lewis, 

 Mr. F. W. Silvester, and the Eev. E. T. Vaughan, retiring from 

 the Council. 



