CXXII THE ROYAI, SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Extracts from the Report of E. H. Cotterell, Secretary of the Victoria 



Centre. 



During the nine months that this Centre has operated six meet- 

 ings have been held: 

 "Some of the Advantages to be derived from the Study of Astronomy," 



F. Napier Denison. 

 "The Evolution of the Idea of Astronomy," (Illustrated), E. H. 



Cotterell. 

 "Astronomy as applied to Cartography," (Illustrated), G. G. Aitken. 

 "A Study of the Moon," outdoor meeting at the Meteorological 



Observatory. 

 "Original Researches on Pendulum Movements," Napier Denison. 

 "The New 72-inch Reflector Telescope," A. W. McCurdy. 

 The Annual Meeting. 



In July the Centre held a picnic at the New Observatory site 

 Dr. W. F. King and Dr. J. S. Plaskett being present. 



Officers for 1915. 



Honorary President — Dr. Young, Minister of Education. 



President — A. W. McCurdy. 



Vice-President — E. H. Cotterell. 



Honorary Secretary-Treasurer — Dr. L. T. Houghton. 



Council— G. G. Aitken, W. S. Drewry, J. W. Lethaby, F. C. 

 Swannell, J. E. Unbach, G, Gray Donald, Augustine Symonds. 



IX. — Report of The Women's Canadian Historical Society of Toronto. 

 By Miss Helen Merrill, Delegate. 



Since last reported this Society has had 8 regular and 9 executive 

 meetings and has added 23 new members to its number. We published 

 this year Transaction No. 13, which includes 3 most interesting 

 papers : — 



Recollections of the War of 1812, by the Hon. Jas. Crooks. 



Biography of Extracts from late Capt Wright, by C. J. Nisbit 

 and C. M. Gardiner. 



Memoirs of Capt. Richard Emeric Vidal, R.N., Vice Admiral 

 Alex. Thos. Emeric Vidal, R. N., Pioneers of Upper Canada. 



The attendance at the meetings has been good though we began 

 our year's wotk with the resignation of our able President, Mrs. 

 Forsyth Grant, who was presented with a silver stamp box filled with 

 gold as a mark of our love and appreciation. Miss Fitz-Gibbon 



