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SOUTH=EASTERN UNION OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



CONGRESS AT CANTERBURY— JUNE 5th, 6th, and 7th, 1902. 



The event of the summer has been the presence 

 in our midst during- the oth, 6th, and 7th of June. 

 at the invitation of our Souiety, of over lOCi repre- 

 sentatives of Scientific Societies in South-East 

 England. The South-Eastern Union consists of 

 no le=s than thirty-seven affiliated societies and the 

 attendance of delegates at the Congress was excep- 

 tionally Dunifrous. The President fur the present 

 yearisDr.HutchiQson.F.RC.S .F.R.S ..ndtheHon. 

 General Secretary is Mr. George Abbott, M.R.C.S., 

 F.G.S , of Tunbridge Wells. Arrangements for 

 the reception of the scientists were in the hands 

 of the foUowiog influential local Committee : — 

 *The Worshipful the Mayor of Canterbury (Alder- 

 man G. Collard, J. P.). the Ri^bt Rev. William 

 Walsh, D.D.. Bish'^p of Dover, the Very Rev. F. 

 W. Farrar, D.D.. F.R.S., Dean of Canterbury, 

 •Francis Bennett-Goldney. Esq., F.S.A. (Hon. 

 Curator, the Royal Museum, Canterbury), Rev. R. 

 J. E. Hoggi-s M.A., B.D , Sub- Warden of St. 

 Augustine's College, *H. M. Chapman, Esq., W. 

 Cozens, Esq.. Joshua Cos. Esq., J. P., Sebastian 

 Evans, E?q.. M.A., LL D.. F. W Facer. Esq.. B.A., 

 *H. Fielding, Esq , Town Cl^rk, *Rev. A.J. Galpin, 

 M.A., H. A.Gogaitv. Esq., B A.. M.D., J. Greasley. 

 Esq,, MRC.S, ^Aldt-nuan H. Hart. J.P , Ex- 

 Mayor, *S. Harvey, Esq.. F.I C. F.C.^.. President 

 of East Kent Scientific Society, J. Henniker 

 Heaton, Esq., M.P., Rev. Canon Holland, 11. A., 

 "W. H. Horsley, Esq, *Miss K. Holmes, A. E. 

 Horsnaill, Esq., *Mrs. J. E. Husbands, Capram 

 T. Lambert. J P., Rev. Canon Maclear. D.D , 

 Warden of St. Augustine's College, *W. P. Mann, 

 Esq.. B.A.. J. McMaster, Esq , J.P..*Alderman W. 

 W. Masnn. J.P., *W. H. Netherclift, F.R.C.S. 

 (Deputy Mayor), Rev. J. Patterson, Z. Prentice. 

 Esq., M.E.C.S.. H. O. Preston, Esq., L.R.C.P.. 

 M.K.C.S., *Miss C. Phillpotts, B. Rigden. Esq., 

 M.R.C.S., T. Whitehead Reid. Esq.. M.D.. Rev. 

 Canon Routledge. M.A.. F.S.A. . W. Pugin Thorn- 

 ton, Esq., *Captain E. G. Stead, *Mrs. A. Summer- 

 ville.A.B.R Sworn.Esq., M.R.C.S.,L.R.C.P.. *Miss 

 K. Sworn, Frank Wacher. Esq, M.R.C.S., Sidney 

 Wacher, Esq.. L.R.C.P.,F.R C.S . J. F. Whichcord, 

 Esq., with Mr. A. Lander and Rev. W. M. Rodwell 

 as Hon. Secretaries, and Mr. H. T. Mead as Assis- 

 tant Secretary, but owiug ti the absence from 

 Canterbury of Mr. Rodoell. the greater poition of 

 the auxious work of arranging tor the coming of 

 so many guests tell to the lot of our Hon. Secre- 

 tary, to whom Mr. Mead rendered much valuable 

 assistance. The use of rooms for the purposes of 

 the Congress was ( with the consent of the 

 Governors) most kindly granted by the Head- 

 master of the Simon Langton Schools (Mr. W. P. 

 Mann), who put himself to much trouble in ar- 

 ranging the rooms, etc., for the Congress. Those 

 marked * were also on the Sub-Committee of 

 Hospitality, etc. 



It is gratifying to note that, notwithstanding 

 the previous doubts of some of our members, 

 complete success attended the seventh annual 



Congress. The proceedings were more largely 

 attended by delegates and members from the 

 various affiliated Societies than is usually the case, 

 and the papers and addresses given at the sittings 

 were exceptionally instructive a:jd interesting, 

 notably the important pronouncement by the 

 learned President on the subject of Leprosy, 

 which he has been investigating. Not only was 

 liberal hospitality very kindly extended to the 

 visitors hy many of the members and friends of 

 our Society, but the Mayor and the Dean of Can- 

 terbury were well to the fore in offering them a 

 cordial welcome to Canterbury, and with such a 

 good progi-amme of subjects, hospitality, and a 

 city of such antiquarian and historical interest, 

 the visitors spent a very enjoyable time, and 

 frequently expressed their appreciation of the 

 arrangements which had been made by tbf inde- 

 fatigable local secretary, Mr. A. Lander, and the 

 honorary general secretary, Mr. George Abbott. 



No small amount of success was afforded by the 

 Governors of the Simon Langton Schools kindly 

 pHcing rooms at the disposal uf the Committee 

 for the purposes of a museum and also their 

 lecture hall for the meeting?. 



The following is a list of those by whom the 

 pi'oceedings of the Congress were attended : — 



President. 

 Mr. J. Hutchinson, LL D., F.R.S., F.R.C.S. 



Vice-Presidents. 

 Rev. E. N. Bloomfield, M.A . F.E.S., Hastings. 

 Professor G. S. Boulger, F.L.S., F.G.S. , London. 

 Mr. F. Merrifield, F.E.S.. Brighton. 

 Rev. T. R. R. Stebbing, M.A., F.R.S. , (alsu 



Treasurer), and Mrs. and Miss Stebbing, Tun- 

 bridge Wells. 

 Mr. W. Whitaker, B.A., F.R.S., F.G.S., Croydon. 



Council. 

 Mr. S. Edwards, F. L.S., F.Z.S., F.E.S., BJackheath. 

 Miss Etv^el Sargant. Holmesdale. 

 Mr. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S., Westcombe Hill, S.E. 



General Secretary. 

 Mr. G.Abbott, M.R.C.S., F.G.S., Tunbridge Wells. 



Also the following delegates and members of 

 the various Societies affiliated to the Union. 

 (Names of members who are not delegates are 

 inserted in parentheses) : — 



London. — Battersea F'eld Club, Miss C. M. 

 Young (Mr.W, P. Young, and Mrs. Young) ; City 

 of London Entomological Society, Mr. J. W. Tutt, 

 F.E.S. ; City of London College Science Society, 

 Professor J. Logan Lobley. F.G.S. ; North London 

 Natural History Society, Mr. C. Nicholson, F.E.S., 

 and Mrs. Nicholson ; South London Entomological 

 Society, Mr. S.Edwards, F.L.S., F.E.S., R. Adkin, 

 F.E.S. ; Selborne Society, Mr. E. A. Martin, 

 F.G.S., J. L. Otter, Brighton ; Hampstead Astro- 

 nomical and Scientific Society, Dr. J. Williams, 

 F.L.S. (Miss Hannam, Mr. F. Baker, Mrs. Beach). 



tSurrey. — Balham Antiquarian and Natural His- 

 tory Society, Mr. F. S. Fleay. M.A. : Croydon 

 Microscopical and Natural History Club, Mr. J. 



