60 JOURNAL, NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY OF SIAM. Vol. I. 
PROCEEDINGS OF GENERAL MEETINGS. 
INAUGURAL MEETING. 
The Society was founded at a meeting held at Mr. W. J. F. 
Williamson’s house on the 4th February 1913, attended by Messrs. 
S. H. Cole, E. J. Godfrey, C. L. Groundwater, EH. A. Laydeker, J. J. 
McBeth, J.G. Raggi, Dr A.C. Rankin, Mr. H. Rieschick, Dr. M. 
Smith, Capt. W. Sprater, and Messrs. E. W. Trotter, W. G. Weeks, 
and W. J. F. Williamson. 
At that meeting resolutions were passed defining the objects 
of the Society and providing for the drawing up of rules, and a sub- 
committee, consisting of Messrs. Williamson, Raggi and Cole, was ap- 
pointed for the latter purpose. 
The next meeting was held at Mr. Trotter’s house on the 4th 
March 1913, when the provisional rules drafted by the sub-committee 
were submitted and approved. The following office bearers for the 
year 1913 were then elected, viz., President, Mr. W. J. F. Williamson ; 
Hon. Secretary and Treasurer pro tem., Mr. J. G. Raggi; and a com- 
mittee including Capt. W. Sprater, Dr. M. Smith and Mr. W. G. 
Weeks. 
The duties of Hon. Secretary and Treasurer were handed over 
to Mr. W. G. Weeks shortly after this meeting. 
Ist ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
This was held at Mr. J. G. Raggi’s house on the 19th March 
1913, when Mr. E. J. Godfrey exhibited his collection of Siamese but- 
terflies and gave some explanatory remarks thereon. 
2np ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
This meeting took place at Dr. M. Smith’s house on 25th 
June 19138, when Dr. Smith read a paper on “Some common 
species of snakes found in Bangkok.” About 15 kinds were 
dealt with and a number of specimens shown, both alive and in spirits. 
Dr. Smith also exhibited the skin of a Serow or Goat-Antelope shot 
at Koh Lak by Mr. T. 8. Butler, and four skulls of animals of the 
same genus were shown by Dr. Smith and Mr. A. H. Duke. Mr. J. J. 
McBeth exhibited the skin of a Fire-backed Pheasant obtained at Pak 
Chong. 
SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING. 
A special meeting was held on the 22nd July 1913 at Mr. KE. 
A. Laydeker’s house to witness a demonstration of bird skinning by 
Mr. Laydeker. 
3rd ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
This took place at Mr. W. J. F. Williamson’s house on the 17th 
September 1913, when there were present 22 members and 2 guests, 
to hear a paper read by Mr. Williamson on “The Common Birds of 
Bangkok.” Specimens of 55 species of the commoner birds were 
