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of diphtheria, leprosy and woolsorter's disease, were 
shown under the microscope. 
On Monday, the 12th May, 1902, Sir Samuel 
Wilks, Bart., F.R.S., President of the Society, delivered 
a lecture entitled ‘‘ The Relation of Science to Art; in 
Reference to Taste and Beauty.” Mr. Edward Bond, 
M.P., President of the Hampstead Art Society, was in 
the Chair. 
This Lecture has been published by the Society, 
and can be obtained from Mr. S. C. Mayle, 70, High 
Street, Hampstead, price 7d., post free. 
On Wednesday, 29th October, 1902, a very success- 
ful Conversazione was held at the Town Hall, to 
inaugurate the Session 1902—-3._ Prof. Boyd Dawkins, 
M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S., very kindly gave an address on 
“The Forest Primeval of the Coal Measures,” illus- 
trated by lantern slides. Sir Samuel Wilks, Bart., 
F.R.S., the President, was in the Chair. During the 
evening a choice selection of music was given by a string 
quartette consisting of Mr. Herbert McQuown, Dr. A. E. 
Tebb, Dr. C. N. Cobbett and Dr. F. Womack; with 
Mr. William Gardner at the piano; and Mr. Martin 
Jacoby played some admirable violin solos. Dr. Edward 
W. H. Shenton exhibited Réntgen ray and high fre- 
quency apparatus ; and there were microscopical exhibits 
by Messrs. A. W. Stokes, C. O. Bartrum, K. I. Marks, 
Basil W. Martin, Dr. Lindsay Johnson, Dr. Pidcock, 
Dr. Williams, Dr. Jessop, Dr. J. W. Anderson, and 
Messrs. R. & J. Beck, Ltd. 
Friday, 5th December, 1902. Sir Samuel Wilks, 
Bart., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Mrs. Sophie Bryant, D.Sc., read a paper on “ Bees 
as Builders of the Honeycomb and otherwise.” 
The lecturer introduced the subject by a rapid 
