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JULY 3rd, 1907. 



The Eighteenth Congress of Archjeological Societies was held 

 on July 3rd, at Burlington House ; Lord Avebury, President of the 

 Society of Antiquaries in the Chair. 



The Congress was attended by Delegates from the Society of 

 Antiquaries, the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, the 

 British (3) and Cambrian Archnsological Associations, the Folklore (2), 

 Huguenot and British Record Societies, and the Societies for Berk- 

 shire (2), Birmingham, Bristol and Gloucestershire, Bucks. (2), 

 Cambridge, Derbyshire, Essex (2), Hampshire, East Herts. (2), 

 Leicestershire (2), Shropshire, Suftblk (2), Surrey (2), Sussex, Wilts., 

 Yorkshire East Riding, Members of the Standing, the Earthworks 

 and Court Roll Committees, and other delegates who omitted to sign 

 the register. 



The Minutes of the last Congress, held on July 4th, 1906, were 

 read and confirmed. 



The Report of the Standing Committee was read and approved, 

 and the Statement of Accounts, audited by Mr. W. Minet, F.S.A., 

 was read and adopted. The thanks of the Meeting were given to 

 Mr. Minet for his services, and he was appointed Auditor for the 

 ensuing year. In seconding the adoption of the Report, Sir Edward 

 Brabrook alluded to the loss Archaeology had sustained by the death 

 of Lord Liverpool, a constant attendant at the Congress. 



The following were elected as the Council : — 



The Officers of the Soc. of Antiquaries. 

 J. Romilly Allen, F.S.A. 

 Lord Balcarres, M.P., F.S.A. 

 Sir E. W. Brabrook, C.B., F.S.A. 

 Rev. P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A. 

 Sir John Evans, K.C.B., F.S.A. 

 W. J. Freer, F.S.A. 

 G. L. Gomme, F.S.A. 



I. Chalkley Gould, F.S.A. 

 Emanuel Green, F.S.A. 

 W. H. St. John Hope, M.A. 

 Henry Laver, F.S.A. 

 Wm. Minet, F.S.A. 

 Canon Rupert Morris, D.D., F.S.A. 

 J. Horace Round, M.A., LL.D. 

 I J. B. Willis-Bund, M.A., F.S.A. 



Mr. Ralph Nevill, F.S.A., was re-elected Hon. Secretary and the 

 thanks of the Meeting expressed to him for his services in the past 

 year. 



