Address to the Cotteswold Naturalists’ Field Club, by the 
President, Sr W. V. Guise, Barr., F.L.S., F.G.8. Read 
April 20th, 1880. 
GENTLEMEN, 
It is again my agreeable duty to report to you that’ the 
Cotteswold Club is in all respects in @ satisfactory condition. 
Our numbers, in consequence of deaths and retirements, are 
somewhat lower than usual, but there need be no hurry to fill 
up vacancies: there is no lack of candidates for admission, 
and I am of opinion that we should look rather to keeping up 
a supply of working members, than, for the sake of filling up 
our ranks, to admit those to whom our field excursions are the 
sole attraction. 
In the matter of finance, our excellent Treasurer makes a 
very favorable report. It has not been found possible to prepare 
a balance-sheet in time for the Annual Meeting, but 1 am 
assured that a printed statement will be in the hands of 
members within a few days. 
The papers read before the Club during the past season are 
much above the average, both in numbers and importance ; @ 
result which is due to the Winter Evening Meetings, which 
have proved eminently successful. 
Our Field Meetings last year were much marred by the wet 
season, which proved so disastrous to many interests more 
important than our own; but in spite of such drawbacks our 
Meetings were well attended, and many subjects of interest, 
novelty, and instruction were passed in review. Of these and 
of our Winter Meetings I will now proceed to give a detailed 
outline. 
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