178 PROCEEDINGS COTTESWOLD CLUB 1903 
held the vicarage of Badgeworth, near Churchdown, from 
1849 to 1902. Until prevented by advanced age, he was 
a regular attendant at our meetings. He was a keen 
antiquary, and contributed a lucid and scholarly paper on 
Badgeworth Church for the Bristol and Gloucestershire 
Archeological Society. 
I am indebted to Mr Buckman and Mr Sawyer for some 
of the above particulars. 
The Annual Meeting for 1902 was held in Gloucester, 
on Tuesday, April 22nd, the President, E. B. Wethered, 
F.G.S., in the chair. A short communication on “The 
England of the Time of the War of Independence,” by 
the late John Bellows, was read by his son, William 
Bellows. This paper possesses a pathetic interest, as the 
venerable writer was at that time in his last illness, and it 
was his last public utterance. Some lantern slides of the 
Severn Bore and other features were exhibited by Dr. 
Prevost. 
The Presidential Address was chiefly occupied with the 
microscopic structure of limestone. 
On the retirement of Mr Wethered, you did me the 
honour to elect me as his successor. Mr L. Richardson, 
F.G.S., was appointed Hon. Librarian, in place of the late 
H. G. Madan. Mr Buckman having intimated that the 
state of his health would not permit him to undertake the 
full duties of Hon. Secretary, Mr Richardson was elected 
as Hon. Assistant Secretary, his chief work to be the 
arrangement of the Field Meetings. 
-You have learnt from the Librarian’s Report that his 
department has been full of activity during the year. His 
assiduous and energetic labours deserve our special thanks. 
They have, however, made considerable demands upon 
our treasury. These expenditures will convert our library 
into a real utility, and I trust that members will largely 
avail themselves of the new advantages. 
