THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. XXXV11. 



Mr. Miles Barnes, who was not there that day, wished to propose him, and he 

 should be very pleased to second him. 



The motion was carried unanimously. 



Dr. COLLEY MARCH, as ex-Hon. Secretary, congratulated the 

 Club on that new appointment. 



Hitherto their remarks that day had taken a tragic tone. The past was generally 

 sad ; but now they were looking to the future, and he could see many points in 

 Mr. Pentin which augured well for his success as Secretary. In the first place, 

 he was young. He had the incomparable gift of youth. Then, besides a good 

 knowledge of archaeology, he had that without which no knowledge was of much 

 use untiring energy. He ventured to predict that the appointment of 

 Mr. Pentin would be fraught with complete success. 



Lord EUSTACE CECIL said he should be pleased to propose 

 the re-election of their excellent Hon. Treasurer, in whose 

 hands the financial interests of the Club were secure. 



Mr. ALFRED POPE seconded, and the proposition was carried 

 unanimously. 



Captain ELWES, returning thanks, expressed 



the indebtedness of the Club to Canon Watts and Mr. Slater for their 

 contributions to the Plate Fund of the " Proceedings," and to Mr. H. Storks 

 Eaton for the help which he had again given to the finances of the Club by 

 contributing largely to the cost of publishing the returns of rainfall, to which 

 object he had given as much as 7. As the rainfall reports were, he believed, 

 while extremely interesting, very costly and troublesome, he knew that the Club 

 would be properly grateful to him. 



The PRESIDENT, in moving the re-election of the Rev. 

 W. Miles Barnes as Hon. Editor, spoke of the valuable nature 

 of the work done by him, and especially mentioned his work in 

 connection with the Church Bells of Dorset. 



Mr. MIDDLETON said that, knowing Mr. Barnes's work so well, 

 he was very glad to second his re-election. This was carried 

 unanimously. 



ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENTS. The PRESIDENT nominated 

 the following persons for election as Vice-Presidents : The 

 Hon. Morton G. Stuart-Gray, F.G.S., the Rev. O. Pickard- 

 Cambridge, M.A., F.R.S., Mr. W. H. Hudleston, M.A., F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., Dr. H. Colley March, F.S.A., the Rev. J. C. M. 

 Mansel-Pleydell, M.A., and Mr. R. Bosworth Smith, M.A. 



