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ORDINARY WINTER MEETINGS 



Tuesday, November 14th, 191 1 

 William Crooke, B.A., F.A.I. , President, in the Chair 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read, confirmed and signed by the 

 Chairman. 



The Rev. A. R. Winnington-Ingram exhibited a specimen of Kieselgurh, 

 which is a hard white clay from the banks of the River Bann at Foome Bridge, 

 County Antrim, between Lough Neagh and Lough Beg. For many years 

 no notice was taken of the clay, but a man named Grant, finding that there 

 was a market for it, has it dug, cut into pieces about the size of a large sugar- 

 loaf, set in the fields to dry, after which it is stored or sent off by rail. It 

 fetches 20/- per cwt. 



Kieselgurh, being a good absorbent, is used in the manufacture of dyna- 

 mite. It is also a non-conductor. 



The following lecture was given : — 



" Denmark." By L. Richardson. 



The lecture was illustrated with lantern-views. 



The following were elected Members of the Club : — 



R. Cunningham-Affleck, M.B., Ch. B., Cheltenham ; A. Croom-Johnson, 

 J. P., Gloucester; Charles Brown, CLE., Cheltenham; A. S. Montgomery, 

 ].v', Cheltenham; Lieut.-Col. T. H. Sweeny, Cheltenham and Arthur Wat- 

 kinson, Mickleton, Glos. 



Tuesday, December 12th, 1911 

 William Crooke, B.A., F.A.I., President, in the Chair 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read, confirmed and signed by the 

 Chairman. 



A Lecture, illustrated with lantern- views, was then given on : — 

 "The Faroes, Iceland and Island of Jan Mayen." By William 

 Bellows. 



Tuesday, February 13th, 19 12 

 William Crooke, B.A., F.A.I., President, in the Chair 



The Minutes of -the last Meeting were read, confirmed and signed. 



The following paper, which was illustrated with Ian tern- views, was 

 communicated : — 



" The Fossil Plants of the Forest of Dean Coalfield." By 

 E. A. Newell-Arbcr, Sc.D., M.A., F.L.S., F.G.S., Cambridge University 

 Demonstrator in Palcsolobotany. 



The Hon. Secretary exhibited some views of Builth Wells, the Aberedw 

 Valley, Llangorse Lake and the Brecon Beacons. 



The following were elected Members of the Club : — 



O. A. Brown, Cheltenham and E. Lawrence, Cheltenham. 

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