Proceedings. 



^ift^^ntlr Annual ^tttin^. 



Held at the Public Hall, Croydon, Wednesday, January lith, 1885. 

 John Beeney, F.E.M.S., President, in the chair. 



The President announced that the following gentlemen had 

 been nominated for the respective offices of the Club for 1885, 

 and that no other nominations had been received : — 



President. — Henry Tuke Mennell, F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents. — John Bekney, F.E.M.S.; Alfred Carpenter, 



M.D., J.P. ; Philip Crowley, F.Z.S.; Henky Lee, F.Z.S., 



F.G.S., &c. 

 Treasurer. — Kenneth McKean, F.L.S. 

 Committee. — J. G. B. Brewer; H. S. Cowdell ; Hknrit S. 



Eaton, M.A., F.R. Met. Soc. ; E. M. Geldart, M.A. ; 



Edward Lovett ; Edward Straker ; Edward B. Sturge ; 



H. G. Thompson, M.D. ; Henry Turner. 

 Hon. Secretary. — William Low Sarjeant. 



Upon these names being put to the meeting they were declared 

 duly elected. 



Dr. Carpenter proposed the following resolution : — 



" That a cordial vote of thanks be given to the retiring President 

 and Ofl&cers for their services during the past year." 



The motion having been seconded by Mr. Philip Crowley, and 

 supported by Mr. Mennell and Dr. Thompson, was carried 

 unanimously. 



The Balance-sheet was taken as read. Mr. Gibson having 

 asked for an explanation of certain items, and statements 

 having been made by the President, Dr. Carpenter, Mr. Mennell, 

 and Mr. Crowley in reply, the Balance-sheet was passed. 



The President, John Berney, Esq., F.R. M.S., then delivered 

 his Address. 



The President's Address. 



Gentlemen, — My two years of office as your President being 

 now at a close, it is my duty to address you, and, although I feel 

 the task a difficult one, the ground having been so often before 

 trodden by your past Presidents, I still venture to hope that the 

 few remarks I have to make may interest you. I will commence 

 by giving you a few particulars of our Club and its last year's 

 work. Our Club was originally inaugurated on the 6th April, 

 1870, and was then known as " The Croydon Microscopical 

 Club," and during its first year numbered 108 members. It has 

 from that time continued to increase, and during the past year 



