LONGTOWN LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY 



7th session, 1883-84. 



President ... ... ... ... Rev. Joseph Wallace, M.A. 



Vice-Presidents. 



R. A. Allison, Esq., M.A. I Mr. S. F. Mc.Lachlan, M.B. 

 Rev. p. Carrutheks. | Wm. Easton Robertson, Esq. 



Treasurer and Secretary ... ... ... Mr. John Wilson. 



Committee. 



Mr. I. RiGG. 

 Mr. Wm. Little. 

 Mr. A. P. Wilkie. 



Rev. Wm. Lytteil. 

 Mr. Wm. Dixon. 

 Mr. A. Tweddle. 



Mr. Wm. Jardine. 



MEETINGS. 

 1883. 



Sep. 25.— Mrs. Anna Kingsford, M.D., and Ed. Maitland, Esq., B.A. 

 — The Food of Man. R. A. Allison, Esq, Chairman. 



Oct. 30. — Wm. S. Vallance, Esq.— Literary and Elocutionary Enter- 

 tainment. 



Nov. 6. — Mr. John Wilson.— Mental Powers as exhibited in Dreaming. 



Nov. 13. — Rev. A. Sinclair Nicol. — The Ballads of the Borders. 



Nov. 20. — Discussion : Does Man find his Proper Food in a Vegetable Diet. 

 Negative: Dr. Mc.Lachlan, M.B. 



Nov. 27. —Mr. F. Harrison.— Crossf ell and the Helm Wind. 



Dec. 4. — Mr. Jas. Mc.Conochie. — An Exposition of the Drama. 



Dec. 11. — Rev. J. MacIldowie.— Druidism, or the Religion of the Ancient 

 Britons. 



Dec. 18.— Discussion: Would it be beneficial in Britain to have Railways 

 the Property of the State. Affirmative : Mr. NixoN. 



Dec. 27. — Musical Entertainment and Tea, by the Members. 

 1884. 



Jan. 8. — Rev. Wm. Lytteil, M.A. — Hindooism. 



Jan. 15.— Rev. Dr. Grant.— Origin and History of some Things in 

 Common Use. 



Jan. 22.— Mr. A. P. Wilkie.— Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. 



Jan. 29. — Rev. C. B. S. Gillings. — George Moore. 



Feb. 5. — Discussion : Has Novel Reading an Injurious Tendency ? 



Feb. 12.— Mr. John Gill, M.B., CM.— Digestion. 



Feb. 19. — Wm. Easton Robertson, Esq.,— Lecture : An Hour in West- 

 minster Abbey. 



