ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, 
HELD 
JUNE 11, 1890. 
MR. GEORGE DE PARIS (President) IN THE CHAIR. 
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I NIN 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
FOR THE YEAR 1889-1890. 
Your Council has to report that the usual number of meet- 
ings of the Society has been held during the past year, all but two 
in the room in which we are now assembled. The first of these 
was in the King’s Apartments, Royal Pavilion, and the second 
was at the Hove Town Hall. Your Council has conveyed to Mr. 
J. W. Howlett (Chief Commissioner of Hove) its cordial thanks 
for his kindness in placing a room at the disposal of the Society 
on that occasion and for his hospitality in entertaining the Mem- 
bers. The thanks of the Society are also due and are heartily 
given to Mr. H. V. Shaw for the invitation so generously given to 
our Members for a Garden Party at Keymer on the 21st June 
last, and which was accepted by a considerable number. 
The Annual Excursion, which took place on Tuesday, the 
and of July, to Goodwood, visiting Halnaker House and Box- 
grove Priory en route was also a great success. It may be noted 
that ladies for the first time took part in the Annual Excursion on 
this occasion. On December 12th last about 35 Members of the 
Society dined together at Booth’s Restaurant in East Street, Mr. 
G. De Paris presiding. The Mayor of Brighton (Mr. Ald. Man- 
waring), Mr. J. W. Howlett (Chief Commissioner of Hove), and 
the Rey. Prebendary Hannah were among the guests on that 
occasion. 
Your Council has to deplore the loss by death of two of the 
Vice-Presidents of the Society, who were amongst its oldest 
~ members, viz., Mr. T. R. Simonds and Mr. J. P. M. Smith. It 
also has to state with regret that the Society has lost by death 
and resignation 27 Members since the last Annual Meeting. 
Fourteen Ordinary Members and three Honorary ones have, 
however, been elected. 
