PROCEEDINGS FOR 1895 XXXV 
livre d'ordres du maréchal Dieskau, dont elle espère pouvoir, cette fois, 
mener l'impression à bonne fin. 
VII.—From The Hamilton Association for the Promotion of Literature, 
Science and Art, through Mr, H. B, SMAEL. 
The council of the Hamilton Association takes pleasure in presenting 
to the Royal Society a report of the associations work during the past 
year. 
The general meetings of the society, held monthly, have been more 
largely attended than usual, so that the aim of the council to interest the 
public in the work of the association has met with even greater success 
than was anticipated. It was felt that by confining the more technical 
papers to the different sections and subsections of the society, in which 
the real work of the association is done, room would be left for more 
popular papers at the open meetings. 
The papers read at the general meetings were as follow : 
1894. 
Dec. 10—“A Sketch of the History of the Canadian Indians from the 
Earliest Times to the Conquest of Canada by the 
French,” by P. E. Jones, M.D., himself an Indian. 
At this meeting, Chechock, a chief of the Cherokees, gave an inter- 
esting talk on Cherokee folk-songs. 
1895. 
Jan. : 10—“The Last Thirty Years of European History,” by J. H. 
Long, M.A., LL.B. 
Feb. 14—“ Monkeys and their Speech,” by Prof. Garner, introduced by 
the president. 
March 14—“ A History of the County of Wentworth,” by J. H. Smith. 
April 10—“ Idyl of a Rambler,” by H. B. Small. 
April 10—‘*Some Unpublished Facts and Letters about the Battle of 
Stoney Creek,” by Douglas Brymner. 
The museum, under the care of C. C. Grant and Alex. Gaviller, 
steadily grows, and is already too large for its present quarters, It is 
open every Saturday to the public, and is well visited. 
The geological, physical and philological sections have been doing 
their normal amount of work, and are steadily increasing their member- 
ship. The photographic section, enthusiastic as ever in their labours, 
gave a two days’ public exhibition of their work in the association rooms, 
and have had one or two “lantern nights.” 
The officers of the association for 1895-96, elected at the annual 
meeting, May 9th, are : 
President—S. Briggs. 
First Vice-President—A. T. Neill, 
Second Vice-President —A. EK, Walker. 
