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demonstrations at Conversational Meetings. The excursion to 
Tilgate Forest and the old ironworks of that district was in 
connection with it, and an evening has been devoted to a practical 
explanation as to the identification of flint chipped by human 
agency. All members interested in this subject are requested to 
communicate with Mr. Lovett. 
The Photographic Section of the Club has passed through a very 
fair season, considering the unexplainable depression that most sections 
of its kind are at present assailed by, and the attendance has not been 
so well maintained as one would wish to see. A number of excursions 
were arranged and carried out, and these were not so well attended as 
is usual. 
Technical and conversational meetings and lantern evenings have 
been held, and several interesting and original papers have been read. 
A new opaque roller lantern screen has been fixed in the School of 
Art Room, and is found to be a great improvement on the old one. 
Thanks are due.to the editors of the ‘British Journal of Photo- 
graphy,’ ‘The Amateur Photographer,’ and also ‘The Magic Lantern 
Journal,’ for the free copies sent during the past year for the use of 
members in the reading-room. 
At the Soirée this year the sectional exhibit was an excellent one, 
the whole of the exhibitors adhering to the rule of framing their 
pictures, some eighty frames being hung, the largest number of frames 
on record ever shown. A large table in the Small Hall was as usual 
devoted to some 600 lantern-slides, work of the members; the 
School of Art Room being devoted to lantern exhibits of members’ 
work during the evening. 
The membership of the Section is not quite so good as last year, 
and it is hoped that Photographic members will do their best during 
the new year to secure new members, which means by so doing 
strengthening the Club generally; and any members who contemplate 
practising photography, and wishing to receive advice, and also receive 
the benefits of the Section, may obtain them from the Honorary 
Secretary of the Section, and from whom particulars as to use of dark 
room and lockers may also be obtained.—Harry D. Gower, Hon. Sec. 
In connection with this subject I will say that the Club is very 
much indebted to Mr. Baldock for his services on those occasions 
when the lantern is required, and more especially do we owe 
him a debt of gratitude for bringing about the exhibition of the 
splendid series of views of Alpine scenery by Captain Abney last 
week. As far as my memory serves, this was the most inter- 
esting and successful lantern evening we have had. 
Geological Sub-Committee.—The Hon. Secretary (Dr. G. J. 
Hinde) reports that ‘‘the Sub-Committee met on the occasion of 
the Conversational Meeting, when some specimens were shown, 
and interesting observations communicated by the members 
present. The Sub-Committee are indebted to Mr. Thomas 
Walker, M.Inst.C.E., Borough Engineer, for facilities for 
