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ANNUAL ADDRESS 



TO THE 



COTTHSWOLD NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB, 



(Read at Gloucester, 3rd April 1900) 



BY 



M. \V. COLCHESTER-WEMYSS, PRESIDENT. 



Part I. — Formal Record 



During the past year death has, I regret to say, removed 

 one mcmher from our ranks. I refer to the late Joseph 

 Arthur Gibbs, of AbHngton Manor. Although quite a 

 new member of the Club — he was elected in 1898 — and 

 although he had not contributed anything to our Proceed- 

 ings, yet we had every reason to expect that he would 

 prove one of our most valuable members ; for his work, 

 " A Cotswold \'illage," which I referred to in my last 

 address, is a book full of literary promise. Unfortunately, 

 almost before my address was printed, our hopes had been 

 disappointed. Mr Gibbs' early death was particularly 

 sad, coming as the result of an accident in the cricket 

 field. I propose that the Club pass a vote of sincere 

 condolence with his mother, and I would further propose 



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