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First Field Meeting, Friday, May 19TH, 1865. 



BUILTH. 



By a requisition, signed by the President and five members of the Club, the 

 date for this meeting was altered from May 26th to May 19th. 



No record can be found of the proceedings of the day. The minutes of the 

 Club show that Mr. Isaac Davis, C.E., of Brecon, and Rev. F. J. Eld, of Wor- 

 cester, and Rev. Wm. J. T. Llanthomas, of Hay, were elected members of the 

 Club. 



Letters were read from the Caradoc Club and from the Dudley Club, pro- 

 posing a joint meeting of the Clubs on i8th and 19th July at Ludlow. 



The meeting was attended by Mr. Elmes Y. Steele (the President), and Dr. 

 G P Bevan. R. M. Ling^vood, and Rev. H. C. Key (Vice-Presidents), and by 

 the following Members :-Mr. .\rthur Armitage, Mr. R. W. Banks. Mr. T. Cam, 

 Rev. G. Comewall, Rev. E. Du Buisson, Dr. W. L. GiUiland, Rev. J. H. Jukes. 

 Mr. C. G. Martin, Mr. Marcellus Newton, Rev. H. W. Phillott, Mr. Alfred 

 Purchas, Rev. Charles Smith, Rev. Thos. Woodhouse, and Mr. Arthur Thompson 

 (Treasm^er and Secretary) ; and by the foUowmg visitors :-Mr. Henry Blasbill. 

 Ut. Alfred Kent, Mr. Southall, and Rev. Wm. J. T. Llanthomas, of Hay, from 

 whom permission was granted to visit the quarries on the Wellfield estate. Some 

 local geologists and others interested joined the party on their arrival at Builth, 

 namely, Mr. D. Griffiths. Rev. — Jenkins, Mr. Jones, Rev. — Powell. Rev. — 

 Price, Dr. James Sherlock, and Rev. R. H. Williams. 



A letter was read from Mr. E. J. Isbell notifying his intention 01 leaving 

 Hereford, and consequently his desire to deliver up the meteorological instruments 

 of the Club in his possession. 



