ANNUAL ADDRESS 



TO THE 



COTTliSWOLD NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB 

 MAY, 1896 



BY 



M. W. COLCHESTER-WEMYSS, PRESIDENT 



The Annual Meeting of the Club was held at the Bell 

 Hotel, Gloucester, on Tuesday, May 7th. 



The Treasurer presented his financial statement with 

 the very satisfactory result that the Club possessed a 

 credit balance (exclusive of arrears of subscriptions) of 

 £\2^ i6s. 3d. 



Since the death of Professor Marker, Mr Madan had 

 most kindly performed the duties of Hon. Secretary, and 

 he was earnestly pressed to continue to fill an office for 

 which he was so exceptionally fitted. To this he was 

 unable to asrree ; and the Rev. E. Cornford was then 

 appointed Hon. Secretary of the Club. 



The other officers of the Club were unanimously 

 re-elected. 



I greatly regret that I have to record the death of Mr 

 Raitt, of Broughtons, who had been for several years a 

 member of the Club, during which time he has been most 

 regular in his attendance at the Field and Winter Meetings. 

 His geniality and his hearty appreciation of all matters 

 that interested the Club made him a most pleasant and 

 acceptable companion ; and his loss will long be felt by 

 the members. 



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