76 Barnard, The F.N.C. of Victoria : a Refrospeci. [yj' 



ict. Nat. 

 XXXVII. 



illustnitcd Iccturcttis wore given, by Mr. \i. E. Pescott on " The 

 W'ild-l'Iowers of \'ictoria " and l)y Mr. J. A. Ktrsliaw on " The 

 Scenery of Wilson's Promontory." In J)ecenil)er we luid to 

 mourn the loss of Dr. Hall, who had ])een in ill-health for some 

 time. During his twenty-seven years' membership he had 

 been a keen supporter of the Club, and his paper, " Ungarnered 

 Grain" (I'. N., xxvi., 124), will stand reading and re-reading 

 time and again. A striking likeness, with a memoir from the 

 pen of Professor Spencer, appeared in tlie Naliirnlist for 

 January, iQi^> (!'• N., xxxii., 128). 



1916-17. — For this year Mr. F. Pitcher, one. of our " original " 

 members, was elected president, with Mr. O'Donoglnie as lion, 

 secretary. The annual report showed 214 members, with 

 5 associates. Fourteen papers were read, and £3 15s. added 

 to the credit balance. The year was a gloomy one for many 

 mem])ers of the Club. The Naturalist of April, 1917 {V. N., 

 xxxiii., 184), contained the honour roll of those twelve members 

 on active service, together with the nam(>s of two daughters 

 and twenty-eight sons of members who were also sharing in 

 the trials and vicissitudes of the (ireat War. Unfortunately, 

 six sons were already marked as having made the supreme 

 sacrifice, and no less than seven others were added during the 

 next year, so that the comparatively small band of members 

 of this Club had more than their share of sorrow added to their 

 lives by the war. The death of Mr. O'Donoghue, after a trying 

 illness, in April, 1917, after a membership of nine years, left a 

 blank in the list of workers wliich has not yet been filled. He 

 was one of the greatest workers ever associated with the Club, 

 and never tlionglit of liimself if anything could be done to 

 forward the interests of tlie Club (F. A^., xxxiii., 175). The 

 exhibition of wild-flowers at th(^ Town Hall on 3rd October, 

 brought in £131 ^'S. lod. for tlu- War Service huiid of tlie 

 Y.M.C.A. 



1917-18. — Mr. F. Pitcher again occupied tlie presidential 

 chair, with Mr. E. S. Anthony as hon. secn^tary. The annual 

 report showed 222 members, witli 7 associates. Twelve papers 

 were read, and the fimds increased by £S. A notaiile event in 

 the year was an excursion to J^elgra\'e on 27th October, at 

 wliich His Excellency the (xovernor-Oeneral, Sir Ronald Mimro 

 Ferguson, (i.C.M.G., was present (V. N., xxxiv., 113). He 

 was subsequ(;ntly elected an hon. member of the Club. The 

 exhibition of wild-flowers at the Town Hall was again a great 

 success, and brought in /212 5s. id. for tlu- Y.M.C.A. Fund. 

 Advantage was taken of the Railways excursion in Septcnilx-r 

 to visit Bendigo. A three days' excursion to Toohingi in 

 January proved very enjoyable (F. N., xxxiv., 173). wliile the 

 Easter excursion to Fakes Colac and Corangamite was pro- 

 ductive of many interesting records both in the fauna and 

 flora of the lakes (F. A'., xxxv., 22). 



