XVIII ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
March, 1901, together with a statement of its membership and general 
condition. 
The membership of the Club is at present 250. 
As usual, practical field work formed one of the most important 
features of the club’s work. On Saturday afternoons five sub-excursions 
were conducted to places adjacent to the city. The first was held on 
the 28th of April, and the last on the 9th of June. The attendance at 
these outings ranged from fifty to eighty. Three general excursions 
were held; the first to Chelsea, the second to Cumberland, and the 
last to Kirk’s Ferry. These were attended by one hundred to two hun- 
dred and fifty members and friends, and were in every way successful. 
The second important branch of the club’s work is the course of 
soirées presented each winter. The following programme was success- 
fully carried out this year:— 
The Ottawa Field-Naturalists Club. 
Under the distinguished patronage of the Right Honourable the 
Earl of Minto, Governor-General of Canada.” 
Programme for Winter Soirées, 1900-1901. 
1900. 
Dec. 11.—Opening Conversazione. Exhibition of specimens. 
President’s Inaugural Address, Dr. H. M. Ami, F.R.S.C., etc. 
Presentation (by the subscribing members of the Club) of a 
portrait in oils of the late E. Billings to the Government 
of Canada for the Geological Survey Museum. 
“On various phases of the forests of Canada,” with lantern 
illustrations, by Robert Bell, F.R.S., etc. 
1901. 
Jan. 8.—Meeting for conversation, exhibition of specimens and reading 
of papers. 
“The Rocky Mountains, with special reference to the Crow’s 
Nest Pass,” by Prof. John Macoun, M.A., F.R.S.C. 
“Observations on the Crow’s Nest Pass,” by Mr. James 
McEvoy, B.Sc. 
Report of the Botanical Branch. 
Jan. 22.—Meeting for conversation, exhibition of specimens, and read- 
ing of papers. 
“Explorations in Baffin Land,” with lantern illustrations, 
by Dr. Robert Bell, F.R.S. 
“On the Arboretum and Botanic Garden at the Central Ex- 
perimental Farm, Ottawa,” by Mr. W. T. Macoun. 
