THE FIRST WINTER MEETING. XXXI. 



to be given that year, and the funds are to be allowed to accumulate for the 

 general objects of the Trust. In the event of further money being subscribed, 

 two or more annual scholarships to be instituted of not less than 10 each yearly, 

 for one or more years, and power given to the trustees and committee to merge 

 the sum of 18 a year already spoken of into a common fund, provided always 

 that sufficient money be first put aside yearly to pay for the cost of the examin- 

 ations and the medals, Sec. EUSTACE G. CECIL." 



The PRESIDENT expressed warm appreciation of Lord Eustace 

 Cecil's generosity and public spirit. His name and that of 

 Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell would be handed down to posterity 

 as those of the first two Presidents of the Club, who had done so 

 much to further the interests of science in Dorset, both through 

 the agency of the Field Club and otherwise. He moved the 

 following resolution : 



' ' This meeting wishes to express its sense of the great generosity and kindness 

 of the Lord Eustace Cecil in making it possible, by his handsome donation of 

 300 Foreign, American and General Trust Deferred Stock, for the Dorset Field 

 Club to carry out the proposed scheme for the furtherance of natural history, 

 physical science, and archaeology in Dorset in conjunction with the balance of the 

 Mausel-Pleydell Memorial Fund a scheme which will be a lasting memorial of 

 their two first Presidents." 



Captain ELWES seconded. 



The Rev. J. C. M. MANSEL-PLEYDELL said : 



He wished to state how deeply sensible his mother and all the members of his 

 family were of that generous gift of Lord Eustace Cecil's towards making really 

 workable the scheme for his dear father's memorial. Some time ago the 

 committee formulated some such scheme as this to encourage the study of 

 natural science, but their difficulty was that they had not enough funds to carry 

 it out. Now, however, Lord Eustace Cecil's generous gift had made it feasible. 

 He was glad that Lord Eustace would be associated with his father in the 

 memorial, for they were warm friends and admirers, and it was always a great 

 wish of his father that Lord Eustace should take up the work of the Club after 

 him, knowing that he would carry it on in his spirit and mind. 



The resolution was carried unanimously. 



The PRESIDENT said that Lord Eustace wished three trustees 

 to be appointed himself, as President of the Club, and two 

 Vice-Presidents, and had suggested Captain Elwes and the Rev. 

 J. C. M, Mansel-Pleydell, with power to add to their number. 



