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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1905. 
Grnual Generel Meeting. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 14TH, 1905. 
In entering on the 5tst year of its existence, some change 
in the conduct of the Society’s affairs had to be made. On the 
resignation of Mr. E. Alloway Pankhurst, who, besides having 
been President for the two previous years, had for many years 
discharged, in a most efficient manner, the duties of Scientific 
Secretary, the Society decided upon the appointment of a 
Sub-Committee, consisting of the President and Secretary 
(ex-officio), Mr. Caush (past President), Dr. Harrison, and Mr. 
Hora, to carry on the detail work in connection with lectures, &c. 
Changes in the Membership of the Society have been 
numerous. We have to mourn the loss, by death, of four 
Members, all of whom were exceedingly well known to the older 
residents of Brighton and neighbourhood, viz.: Mr. Henry 
Willett, an original founder of the Society, who interested himself 
not only in this, but in all other Literary, Artistic, and Philan- 
thropic Societies of the town; Dr. Badcock, a much respected 
medical practitioner; Mr. Henry Mathews, a _ distinguished 
classical and Oriental scholar, and for sixteen years Chairman 
of the Brighton Library; and Mr. W. Mitchell, a very old 
Member and regular attendant at the Society’s lectures, who, at 
the time of his death, held the post of Honorary Librarian. 
Seven other Members have resigned, whilst ten new Members 
have been elected. 
During the winter months the President inaugurated a 
series of afternoon and evening visits to factories, Municipal 
works, and other places of local interest. These visits became 
exceedingly popular and were largely attended, and the Society is 
greatly indebted to its President, at whose initiative and by 
whose tireless energy almost the entire work in connection with 
them has been carried out, 
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