Strutt as President, and spoke of the valuable services which 

 Mr. Strutt had rendered to the Society from its first beginning ; 

 this was seconded by Mr. W. J. Andrew, and carried unani- 

 mously. 



We have to record with great regret the death of Mr. 

 Arthur Wilson, who had been a member of the Society for 

 twenty-five years. Our membership shows a slow but steady 

 increase, and now numbers 319. 



On Friday, May 25th, a party visited Repton, and were kindly 

 conducted over the Church and Priory by the Rev. F. C. 

 Hipkins. The Annual Dinner was held the same day at the 

 St. James' Hotel, Derby, followed by the General Meeting, as 

 rei:)orted above. 



On Saturday, May 26th, a party of fifty-three met at Mel- 

 bourne, and drove to Staunton Harold, where the gardens and 

 the interesting seventeenth century Church were inspected, by 

 kind permission of Earl Ferrers. Lunch was taken at the 

 Melbourne Hotel, after which the Rev. Canon Singleton took 

 the members round the grand old Norman Church, and Mr. 

 W. Garratt, by kind permission of Lady Amabel Kerr, showed 

 the Hall, with its quaint gardens. The weather was stormy, 

 but the expedition was much enjoyed. 



On August 29th, a party numbering thirty-seven met at 

 Burton Station, and drove to Barton-under-Needwood Church, 

 an interesting sixteenth centur)- building, the history and 

 features of which were pointed out by Mr. W. R. Holland. 

 Walton Church was next visited, and explained by the Vicar, 

 and the party then proceeded to Drakelowe, where they were 

 hospitably entertained by Sir Robert and Lady Gresley ; both 

 the gardens and the treasures contained in the house proved of 

 very great interest, and a much longer time than was available 

 could have- been pleasantly spent there. 



PERCY H. CURRKY, Hon. Sec. 



