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to him throughout the whole past year, and who thus by their 
presence testify to their wish for the future existence and prosperity 
of the Club. This is well. The proceedings thus commenced 
with an annual dinner last year, held on Tuesday, February 20th, 
at the Grand Hotel, the Vice-president (the Rev. Preb. Scarth) 
in the chair, and the Chairman (Mr. H. D. Skrine) in the 
vice-chair. After the usual loyal toasts the Vice-president 
gave “Success to the Bath Field Club,” and said he recollected 
the time when it numbered only four members, but now they 
were ina far different position. They had done good work in 
their existence of a quarter of a century, and learned societies 
were beginning to take notice of these field clubs and to recognise 
their value. He called upon the members to introduce young 
men who would take up different departments of inquiry, and 
carry on the task of local investigation. He regretted that the 
health of the President (the Rev. L. Blomefield) prevented his 
being present as in former years, and coupled with the toast the 
names of the Chairman (Mr. Skrine), the hon. sec. 
Rev. H. H. Winwood), and the assistant hon. sec. (Mr. Harold 
Lewis). Mr. Skrine, in reply, said he had usually spoken on the 
bright side of the question, but he felt this time he must urge upon 
members the importance of attending the meetings and so doing 
their share to carry out the work of the Club. He instanced 
several valuable papers which had been lately communicated, 
but which ought to have been better supported. At the same 
time he spoke with satisfaction of the work which the Club 
was doing and of its yearly volume of “ Proceedings.” The 
secretary also alluded to the sparse attendance of members, 
though, he said, other similar societies were quite as badly off. 
In illustration of what had been said as to the value of the work 
done by the Club, he reminded them that the course of the 
Wansdyke, so far as it ran through their district, had been 
traced and recorded for several places where it was now ploughed 
out, He gave the health of the Vice-president, who, in acknow- 
