NOTES ON THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE CLUB. 24 
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Membership.—During the past 12 months no fewer than 28 
new members have been elected. Against this several have 
been struck from the roll, and some have died. The present 
total is 175, which is a slight gain upon last year. The death 
roll has been unusually heavy this year; we have never before 
experienced so many losses. They include the Rev. Canon 
Maddock, M.A., Mr. J. A. Ridgway, Col. B. B. Haworth-Booth, 
J.P., D.L., Mr. J. Fox, and Mr. C. Russell. Mr. Ridgway was 
a member of the Committee, and will ever be remembered for 
his delightfully lucid lectures. Mr. C. Russell, whose recent 
death we had to record, was an energetic worker whom we 
could ill afford to lose. He was the recorder for coleoptera. 
The other three gentlemen also took a deep interest in the 
Club and its work. In nearly ever instance the Secretary or 
other members of the Club attended the funeral as represent- 
ing the Society, and in Mr. Russell’s case the members 
forwarded a handsome wreath. 
Excursions. —Probably inno former year have the excursions 
proved so fruitful of good result. Some of the finds obtained 
have been of an altogether exceptional and valuable nature. 
The botanists particularly have been fortunate in this respect, 
though the recorders of the other sections are able to announce 
several interesting discoveries. On the occasion of the York- 
shire Naturalists’ excursion to Brough, on Whit Monday, the 
members attended in full force, and officials of this Club 
conducted most of the parties. A full report of the excursion 
was written by your Secretary and printed in the Naturalist 
for July. The other excursions have been fairly fully reported 
in the local press. The excursions, as in previous years, have 
been held every Saturday, on Bank Holidays, etc. The 
following is a list of the places visited :—Ellerker and Brant- 
ingham, Filey and Speeton (day excursion), Keyingham and 
West Humber Bank, Barton, Sutton and Wawne, Hessle, 
Cottingham Springs, Burstwick and Kelsey Hill, Salt End 
Common and Humber Shore, Brough (day excursion), 
Sewerby, Scarborough (with the Yorkshire Naturalists’ 
Union), Broomfleet, Catwick and Leven (with the Hull Geo- 
logical Society), Newbald, Bishop Burton. Meaux, Hornsea 
Mere, Ilkley (day excursion) Barrow Haven, Cleethorpes, 
West Dock Extension, South Ferriby, Weedley Springs, and 
Kirksmeaton. 
On:the occasion of the excursion to Meaux on July 27th, 
the President very kindly supplied a very substantial lunch 
for the two dozen members who were present. 
