REPORT OF THE HON. SECRETARY. 



I HE Twenty-Fourth Annual General Meeting of the 

 Society was held on Friday, April i8th, at the 

 Crescent Hotel, Buxton. The Hon. F. Strutt, 

 Vice-President of the Society, presided. The 

 Report of the past year's proceedings of the Society was 

 read and adopted. The election of two new members of 

 the Council, appointed provisionally under Rule V., viz., 

 Messrs. W. R. Bryden and A. P. Shaw, was confirmed by 

 the meeting. The Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Secretar}', Hon. Sec- 

 retary of P'inance, and Hon. Auditors were re-elected, and also 

 all the members of the Council retiring under Rule V., viz., 

 Sir A. Seale Haslam, Messrs. H. Arnold-Bemrose, G. Bottom- 

 ley, W. R. Bryden, W. A. Carrington, H. A. Hubbersty, 

 C. B. Keene, and J. R. Naylor. The Chairman made an 

 announcement as to the sale of back numbers of the Journal, 

 and the proposed collection of Derbyshire prints, engravings, 

 etc. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the 

 proceedings. 



In the evening of the same day, the members dined together 

 at the Crescent Hotel. Afterwards, a Conversazione was held, 

 at which Mr. H. A. Hubbersty gave a most interesting lecture 

 on " Derbyshire Scenery and antiquities," illustrated by lantern 

 slides. 



