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and Mr. H. D. Skrine was re-elected President; -Col. A. F. 
Bingham Wright and Rev. C. W. Shickle were nominated 
Vice-Presidents; Surgeon-Major A. Mantell was re-elected 
Treasurer, and Mr. T. S. Bush, Librarian, and Rev. W. W. 
Martin, Secretary, with Mr. M. H. Scott as Assistant Secretary 
for Excursions, years and ailments preventing the former to 
continue the heavy work of arranging and conducting those 
agreeable visits to places of interest. The thanks of the Members 
were unanimously awarded to the Officials for their past services, 
and Mr. T. F. Inman, Mr. W. H. Henderson, and Rev. T. W. 
- Whale were re-elected as Members of Committee. The funds of 
the Club were at the commencement of this year in a very 
prosperous condition. The Treasurer’s accounts had been audited 
by Colonel R. L. Taylor, and a balance of £82 5s. 2d. in favour 
of the Club was found to be on deposit and running account at 
the National Provincial Bank of England. 
The Field Club had the misfortune to lose a Vice-President, 
during the year, by the decease, on April 28th, 1900, of Colonel 
A. F. Bingham Wright. He joined the Club as far back as 1880, 
and was a very active Member for years at excursions and other 
meetings. Originally in the Dorset Militia, he subsequently 
became associated with the 9th Regiment and Munster Fusiliers, 
being adjutant for some years and retiring with the rank of 
major. On coming to reside at Bath Colonel Wright joined the 
1st Volunteer Battalion Somerset Light Infantry as Major shortly 
_ after Colonel H. M. Skrine first took command, and succeeded 
him in his retirement in March, 1888, as Lieutenant-Colonel. He 
held that position till 1893, and was decidedly popular as a 
Colonel both with officers and men. He maintained his interest 
in the Battalion till the last, In addition to the post of Vice- 
President of the Field Club, Colonel Bingham Wright was 
Chairman of the Parish Council of Southstoke, and Vicar’s 
_ Churchwarden.’ He served on the Committees of the Diocesan 
Voluntary Schools Association, of the Selborne Society, and the 
