IV THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



from a desire on the part of the late Duke to collect the scientific and 

 literary forces of the Dominion, to organize them into a body which 

 would stand for progress in letters and science and maintain high 

 ideals in these branches of intellectual effort. Absence from the 

 country after the close of his term of office as Governor General did 

 not diminish his interest in our progress; our volumes were always 

 promptly acknowledged ; His Grace frequently communicated with 

 the officers, and his pleasure in our stability and growing strength 

 was cordially expressed. 



The Society has also to lament the death of both our Honorary 

 Vice-Presidents, the Right Honourable Lord Strathcona and Mount 

 Royal, and Sir John Murray. The latter had just been elected 

 Honorary Vice President and it would have been our pleasure to 

 publish his letter of acceptance with the hope that his association 

 with the Society would have been a long one. It is with very great 

 regret that we now print the letter with the knowledge that his con- 

 nection with the Society was short lived. 



Challenger Lodge, 

 Wardie, Edinburgh. 

 16th August, 1913. 

 Dear Sir, 



I have to-day received your letter of the 18th July in which 

 you intimate that The Royal Society of Canada, in general meeting, 

 has done me the very high honour of electing me an Honorary Vice- 

 President of the Society. 



I have much pleasure in accepting the election and I ask you 

 to assure the Fellows and Officers of the Society that I could not 

 appreciate any honour more highly than this recognition of my 

 scientific work and of my connection with Canada on behalf of the 

 representative Scientific Society of my native country. 



I shall be very pleased if I can at any time render any services 

 to the Society. 



Yours sincerely, 



John Murray. 

 Frank Dawson Adams, Esq., 



President of 



The Royal Society of Canada. 



In the ranks of the Fellows three vacancies have occurred by 

 death: Dr. Henry J. Morgan, Mgr. T.-E. Hamel, and Dr. Nathaniel 

 Alcock. Biographical notices of the late Fellows appear herewith. 



