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The lecture was supplemented by remarks from the Rev. W. Hall, 
Mr. Blandford, and Mr. Walton. A warm vote of thanks was 
accorded on the motion of the chairman, Dr. T. Hastes. 
Marcy 12th, 1889. 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
The President, Dr. FitzGerald, in the chair. The Secretary 
read his report for 1888, as follows: 
I am glad on this, the twenty-first anniversary of the existence 
of our Society, to give what I hope will be regarded as a satisfac- 
tory account of our condition. We closed the year with a roll of 
99 members, and it will be seen from the Balance Sheet that we 
have the sum of £16 9s. 63d. in hand. At the commencement of 
the year our proceedings were rather irregular, owing to a change 
in the place of meeting. In March, however, we were able to 
assemble in the new building, and this meeting proved one of the 
most successful in our annals. The large room in the Museum 
was crowded from eight to ten, and the collections and exhibitions 
of objects proved a source of great attraction and pleasure. Since 
then four other meetings were held up to the close of the year. 
All these were well attended, and on the whole much greater 
interest has been shown in the objects for which our Society was 
formed. 
The care of the Museum has, as most of you are aware, passed 
-out of our hands into that of the Committee appointed by the Town 
Council, on which three of our officers have been placed. It would 
be idle to disguise the fact that we parted from it with great regret, 
having originated it and taken charge of it for nearly eighteen years, 
through many difficulties, and some little opposition. We trust 
that those who are to share the fruits of our labours will have all 
possible success in its future management. Iam quite sure that 
we shall one and all be willing still to render any aid in our power. 
Our last lecture in 1888 was given by Mr. Horsnail, the Secre- 
tary of the Dover Field Club, and the first in 1889 by Mr. G. 
Haydon, a member of the same society. This we hope is an 
earnest of a future union of interests between the two societies. 
The list of other clubs and societies with which we are in corres- 
pondence remains the same as in my last Report. 
