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The Thursday afternoon lectures before the Ladies' Association 

 proved of great interest and attracted large audiences. The following 

 were the subjects treated and the lecturers: 



1903. 

 Jan. 15.—" Thoreau," Mrs. E. S. Fiske. 



22. — " Reminiscences of the American Museum," Mrs. Gr. F. 



Matthew. 

 29.— Children's Day. " A Talk on Insects," Mr. Wm. Mcintosh. 

 Feb. 5.— "Wordsworth; A Nature Poet," Mrs. G. A. Hamilton. 

 12. — " Colour in Nature," Miss A. Jack. 

 19. — " A Prehistoric Monnd in Ontario," Miss A. L. Hunt. 

 26.— Children's Day. "A Talk on Birds," Mr. A. Gordon Leavitt. 

 Mar. 5.—" The Scientific Basis of Art," (illustrated), Miss M. Barry 

 Smith. 

 12. — " A Eamble in Switzerland," Miss Christine Matthew. 

 19.—" Nature Study in the Public Schools," Miss G. Murphy. 

 26. — Eeunion of Members. 



The following are the officers and committees of the Society lor 

 the present year: 



Patron — His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, Honourable J. B. 

 Snowball. 



Council for 1903— President, Hon. J. V. Ellis, LL.D.; Vice- 

 Presidents, G. F. Matthew, H. G. Addy, M.D.; Treasurer, A. G. Leavitt; 

 Secretary, G. U. Hay, D.Sc; Librarian, W. L. Ellis, M.D. ; Curators, 

 S. W. Kain, J. W. Banks, Wm. Mcintosh; Additional Members, J. Roy 

 Campbell, James A, Estey, W. F. Hatheway. 



Associate Members' Branch — President, Mrs. G. F. Matthew; Vice- 

 Presidents, Mrs. G. U. Hay, Mrs. H. G. Addy; Secretary- Treasurer, Miss 

 Edith McBeath. 



Standing Committees — Archaeology, S. W. Kain, Dr. A. C. Smith, 

 Miss Jack; Botany, G. U. Hay, Prof. W. F. Ganong, John Brittain, 

 James Vroom; Entomology, Wm. Mcintosh, A. G. Leavitt; Finance, 

 A. G. Leavitt, J. Roy Campbell, W. F. Hatheway; Geology, Dr. G. 



F. Matthew, Prof. L. W. Bailey; Lectures, Dr. G. U. Hay, Dr. H. G. 

 Addy, Dr. G. F. Matthew; Library, Dr. G. U. Hay, Wm. Mcintosh, 

 Dr. W. L. Ellis, Mrs. G. U. Hay, Mrs. W. F. Hatheway, Mrs. G. A. 

 Hamilton; Microscopes, Dr. W. L. Ellis, Dr. G. G. Melvin, W. H. 

 Mowatt; Ornithology, A. G. Leavitt, Wm. White, J. W. Banks; Press, 



G. U. Hay, A. G. Leavitt, Wm. Mcintosh; Publications, Dr. G. F. Mat- 

 thew, S. W. Kain, G. U. Hay, A. G. Leavitt; Rooms, Dr. H. G. Addy, 

 Mrs. G. F. Matthew, Mrs. G. U. Hay, Mrs. W. S. Hall. 



Proc. 1903. 7. 



