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for that purpose. Several liberal contributions were offered 

 at the time, but it was thought best to appeal to the several 

 organizations belonging to the Union by circular letter, which 

 will in due time be sent out by the committee. 



The President then introduced Mrs. Charles Schaffer, who 

 gave an illustrated lecture on "Six Weeks in the Canadian 

 Rockies with Tent, Horse and Camera." She is a delightful 

 lecturer, and her views, which are the product of her own 

 camera, are unusualh^ fine. The scene of her travels and 

 explorations is the headwaters of the Saskatchewan. 



Dr. G. B. Gordon, Curator of the Free Museum of Science 

 and Arts, gave an illustrated lecture on "Archaeological 

 Researches in Central America," which was very interesting 

 and instructive, and brought out the fact that prior to the 

 invasion of Mexico by Cortez, Central America must have 

 possessed a civilization of no low order. Dr. Gordon delivered 

 a lecture on the same subject before the Institute of Science 

 in December last. 



