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First Field Meeting, Tuesday, May 31ST, 1859. 



CHURCH STRETTON. 



The record of this meeting cannot be found in the local newspapers. From 

 the minutes of the Club we find that the following were present. Dr. G. P. Bevan 

 (President), Messrs. Cam, Hutchinson, La Touche, Lingwood, Salwey, Smith, and 

 Thompson. 



A letter was read from Colonel Colvin, announcing that he was unable to 

 accept the office of President. 



It was resolved that three Vice-Presidents be elected annually, to be selected 

 from their acquaintance with the localities fixed for the Field Meetings, whose 

 duties would consist in their acting as Guides and Directors of each separate 

 meeting. 



Mr. Cam was requested to interview the Council of the Herefordshire Philo- 

 sophical Institution as to the possibility of making an arrangement as to obtaining 

 a space in their Museum for the collection of the Woo] hope Club, and to report 

 at the next meetmg. 



It was announced that, on the invitation of the Malvern Club, there would 

 be a joint meeting of the Field Clubs at Ledbury on Friday, July 29th.* 



The ground covered by the members extended from Church Stretton through 

 the parishes of Coddington and Gretton to Caer Caradoc. The Rev. J. H. Barker 

 and Mr. T. Curley jomed the party at dinner, and Mr. James Davies and Mr. 

 Morgan attended as visitors. 



Afterwards altered to Wednesday, June 29th 



