370 Letters^ Extracts, and Notes. 



Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker -was re-elected Hon. Secretary 

 and Treasurer for the ensuing year, and Lord Rothschild 

 •was elected a Member of the Committee iu the place of 

 Mr. H. Munt, who retired by rotation. 



The Rev. J. R. Hale and Mr. C. D. Borrer were appointed 

 Scrutineers to superintend the Ballot. 



The following fifteen gentlemen were elected Ordinary 

 Members of the Union : — Ernest E. Adams, John P. 

 Stephenson Clarke, Dr. Henry N. Coltart, Algernon J. 

 Currie, Giuseppe Despott, Alfred Ezra, Capt. John iM. Fid- 

 kiner, I.M.S., P.R.C.S., Cyril Hopwood, Walter S. Millard, 

 F.Z.S., Cyril W. Mackworth Praed, Bernard C. Thomasset, 

 F.Z.S., Walter E. Wait, W^alter J. F. Williamson, I.C.S., 

 Charles M. W^oodford, C.M.G., and Rag. Cav. Vittoria 

 Zambra. 



Miss Maud D. Haviland was elected an Honorary Lady 

 Member. 



On the recommendation of the Committee, Mr. W. L. 

 Sclater proposed " That ladies be admitted to Ordinary 

 Membership of the B. O. U." ; this was seconded by 

 Mr. H. J. Elwes. Mr. C. D. Borrer and Dr. C. B. Tice- 

 hurst spoke against the motion, and then Mr. P. F. Bun- 

 yard moved an amendment, "That the question of ladies 

 becoming Ordinary Members of the B. O. U. be held over 

 until after the War " ; this was seconded by Mr. G. Blaine. 



After some discussion, in which, amongst others. Lord 

 Rothschild, Mr. E. Bidwell, Dr. H. O. Forbes, Mr. H. D. 

 Astley, and Mr. H. G. Alexander took part, the amendment 

 was put to the Meeting and lost (10 in favour, 20 against). 

 The original motion was then put and declared carried 

 (20 in favour, 15 against). 



The Rev. J. R. Hale then asked that future Meetings 

 might not, as in the present instance, be fixed on Ash 

 W^ednesday, and the Secretary in reply explained that tlie 

 fact had not been noticed until too late to make any 

 alteration, or another date would certainly have been chosen. 



