FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



Statement of (procee^inge. 



The Committee have pleasure in submitting the Forty-Fifth 

 Annual Report of the Society. There is again an increase in the 

 Membership, the number of Ordinary Members being 252 — the largest 

 in the history of the Society — while the number of tickets issued for 

 the use of ladies and youths amounts to 279. The Membership of the 

 Society and the issue of special tickets for use in Members' households 

 is now restricted solely by the size of the Society's hall, many appli- 

 cations for membership having been refused. 



This is very gratifying, as was also the large attendance at the 

 weekly meetings, which shows a general interest in the purposes of the 

 Society. 



The lecture programme as originally arranged was carried out 

 in its entirety. 



1905. 

 Oct. 27 — Opening Lecture — " The Force of Circumstances : A Coviedy 

 LectiireP By Sheriff LvELL, of Paisley. 



Nov. 3 — '■'■Airships, Balloons, and Flying Machines." With Experi- 

 mental Illustrations. By Eric Stuart Bruce, M.A., F.R. 

 Met. Soc. 



„ \o—''' Russia: Yesterday and To- Day." By BERNARD Pares, M. A. 



„ 17 — " Untamed Europe, or Wild Days in MontenegroP With 

 Lantern Illustrations. By Miss M. Edith Duncan. 



,, 24— Dramatic Recital. By Miss Lilian Hovev. 



Dec. I — '•'■Shall we Abolish the Ine-<ntablc ?" By Gilbert Keith 

 Chesterton. 



