ex ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



The institute held three meetings during the last season. Public 

 lectures were delivered as follows : — 



Feb. 2, 1906.— " On the French Canadian in History," by Mr. Ben- 

 jamin Suite. F.Fi.S.C. 



Feb. 23, 1906.—" On English Literature," by William Wilfrid Camp- 

 bell, F.R.S.C. 



Your co-operation is requested in taking measures for the preserv- 

 ation of the Southwold earthwork and other historical and archaeological 

 memorials. 



The officers for the year 1906-7 were elected as follows: — 



President — James H. Coyne. 



Vice-President — Mrs. J. H. Wilson. 



Secretarv^ — Frank Hunt. 



Treasurer — ^W. H. IMurch. 



Curator— Mrs. W. St. Thomas Smith. 



Editor — Judge Ermatinger. 



Council — Dr. S. Silcox, Judge Colter. J. W. Stewart, Charles 

 Oakes, K. W. McKay; Mesdames J. S. Robertson, C. 0. Ermatinger, 

 T. W. Buncombe, W. R. Jackson. 



XIIL — From The Women' a Hhiorical Society of the County of Elgin, 

 through Mks. R, H. McConnell. 



During the past season there were six meetings held. The pro- 

 gramme consisted of the following papers: — 



A talk on the old " Fort" at Prescott, by Miss Ermatinger. 



An address on Tecumseh the '' Shawnee chief," by Mr. Waterbury, 

 interspersed with readings by Mrs. Kains from the drama by the same 

 name. 



" Sketches of the men of Bruce County," by Mrs. Louisa King. 



Conclusion of address on " Tecumseh," by Mr. Waterbury. 



" Canadian Senate," by Mrs. J. H. Wilson. 



"Early Women of the Country," by Mr. Edward Harris. 



" The Hudson Bay Compan}-," by Miss Grace McConnell. 



The ladies entertained their friends at an evening party held on 

 îiî"ovember 27th, 1905. On January 11th, 1906, " The Women's His- 

 torical Society," presented a flag to the 25th Regiment for their 

 armoury. The presentation was made by the president, Mrs. Wilson, 

 with an appropriate address, which was cordially responded to by the 

 commanding officers, who, later on in the evening, entertained the 

 society at a party in honour of the occasion. 



