ANNUAL GENERAL MEETLXG. 1889. 



The THIRTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING was 

 held in the Masonic Hall, Union Street, at 8 p.m., on Friday, 

 October nth., 1889. 



The President (Mr. Horace T. Brown) took the Chair, and was 

 supported by a large number of the Members of the Society. 



The Secretary read the Report, and, in the absence of the Treasurer, 

 the Balance Sheet for the past year, as follows: — 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1888-89. 



In presenting their Report for the Thirteenth Session, the Committee 

 have pleasure in congratulating the Members on the continued prosperity 

 of the Society. 



The Monthly General Meetings have been again held regularly in 

 the Masonic Hall, and one or more Papers have been read at each 

 Meeting. The increasing interest taken by our Members in these 

 Meetings is shown by the large average attendance on the respective 

 evenings. 



Six Meetings were announced at the commencement of the Session, 

 and, in addition to these, a General Meeting was held in May, under 

 the auspices of the Photographic Section. The average attendance at 

 the seven meetings has been 48, the highest during the history of the 

 Society. The dates and titles of Papers read were as follow: — • 



188S. Nov. 2nd — President's Inaugural Address — "A Grain of Barley." 



18S8. Dec. 7th— "The Forest of Arden," hy Mr. A. L. Stern, B.Sc. 



1SS9. Jan. 4th —"The Influence of the letter R on the Pronunciation of the English 

 Vowels," hy Mr. T. Kiio-wles, M.A. 



1S89. Feb. 1st — "Cyclones,'" hy Mr. Adrian J. Brcnun. 



