£ The Thirty-Ninth General Meeting. 



raising the total number of Members at the beginning of July last 

 from three hundred and seventy-eight to three hundred and ninety- 

 eight, in spite of losses by deaths and resignations. 



" We have to record amongst the former the loss of Mr. 

 Nightingale and Mr. Swayne, both original Members, both regular 

 in attendance at our Annual Meetings, and both valued contributors 

 to local history. Obituary notices of each will be found in No. 77 

 of the Magazine. We have also to deplore the loss of Mr. R. S. 

 Holford, a life Member; of Miss Chafyn Grove, who added lustre 

 to the old Wiltshire name she bore by many good and generous 

 deeds J of Mrs. Fisher, widow of Canon Fisher, an original Member^ 

 of Mrs. Powell ; and others, making ten in all ; whilst we are glad 

 to find only two have felt called upon to resign their membership. 



" We hope during the ensuing year to raise our numbers to some- 

 thing over tour hundred, and to be able to maintain that number 

 at least in future years. 



"We are glad to announce that we have enlisted the services of 

 Mr. Henry Wilkins, of Calne, Mr. C. W. Holgate, of the Palace,' 

 Salisbury, and Mr. Joshua W. Brooke, of Marlborough, as Honorary 

 Local Secretaries. Mr. Wilkins takes the place of Mr. Plenderleath, 

 whose removal from the county causes the loss of an active and 

 useful Member. Mr. Holgate takes the place of Mr. Swayne, and 

 gives promise of much assistance to us in the south of the county, 

 where we need help. The extraordinary collection of antiquities, 

 more especially of flints and Roman coins, made by Mr. Biooke in 

 the neighbourhood of Marlborough within a very short period of 

 time makes it matter for congratulation that he has consented to 

 take an active share in the working of our Society. 



" We call attention with great regret to its being the third and 

 last year of office of our President, General Pitt- Rivers ; unless his 

 health will permit, and he can be persuaded to confer upon us the 

 great favour of consenting to hold office for another year. 



"Numbers 76 and 77 of the Magazine have been issued during 

 the past year, both containing much interesting information. For 

 the increased number of illustrations — adding much to the interest 

 of the articles — we have to thank the writers who in many cases 



