34 Field Naturalists' Club — Proceedings. [voT.'^^xxx'iii. 



Advancement of Science, and other bodies, has been most 

 unfortunate in being deprived, by death, of the valuable 

 services of Dr. T. S. Hall, who passed away on 21st December 

 last, after a protracted illness, at the age of 57 years. 

 Joining the Club in 1888, he continued in active association 

 with its aims and aspirations up to a few months prior to his 

 death, and contributed many valuable and interesting papers 

 to the Naturalist. To commemorate his connection with the 

 Club, and, in a modest way, to give expression to the high 

 esteem and respect with which he was regarded by members, 

 an excellent photograph has been procured and hung m the 

 Club's usual meeting room. Royal Society's Hall, where he so 

 often, and in his kindly, courteous, and genial way, favoured 

 members with simple, lucid discourses on scientific subjects 

 of import. In order to perpetuate his name in a more prac- 

 tical manner, a memorial fund has been inaugurated by repre- 

 sentatives from the various societies, clubs, and associations 

 with which he was connected, who will allocate the fund as 

 they deem advisable. An able resume of Dr. Hall's life and 

 works, written by Professor Sir W. Baldwin Spencer, appeared 

 in the January issue of the Naturalist. 



" On the i8lh September last Mr. Charles Frost, F.L.S., one 

 of the pioneers of the Club, died suddenly at the age of 62 years. 

 He was an enthusiastic naturalist, and for a lengthy period 

 actively identified himself with the Club. Of late years, how- 

 ever, he was incapable of following the bent of his inclinations, 

 and was, consequently, little known personally, or by repute, 

 to most of the present members. In the October issue of the 

 Naturalist tribute was paid to the value of the services rendered 

 by him when the Club most needed them. To the relatives 

 of each our sincere sympathy and regret are extended. 



" The necessity of indexing the thirty-two volumes of the 

 Naturalist so as to afford members greater facihties of access 

 to the varied and valuable articles they contain on subjects 

 of popular and current interest was exhaustively dealt with 

 by your committee during the past year, and it was computed 

 that to complete this much-needed work in an efficient manner 

 a sum of not less than /60 would have to be expended in 

 printing, &c. Whilst conscious of the advantages a thorough 

 index of the volumes published would confer, your committee 

 did not feel disposed to sanction the expense at the present 

 juncture, but, impressed as they were with the necessity fen- 

 the undertaking, they determined upon the temporary ex- 

 pedient of a card index, wherein the outlay is hmited to the 

 purchase of a few hundred system cards. The task of indexing 

 the volumes is now in progrress, and, in the able hands of Messrs. 

 Barnard, Chapman, Hardy, and Keblc, will be carried to a 

 speedy and successful issue. 



