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WINTER SESSION. 



THE SECOND MEETING of the Winter Session was held at 

 the Dorset County Museum on Tuesday, February i9th, at 

 12.45. The President was in the chair, and over fifty members 

 were present. 



THE MEMBERSHIP. Four candidates nominated at the last 

 meeting were elected, and eight nominated. 



REDUCED RAILWAY FARES. The HON. SEC. reminded the 

 Club that at the last meeting he was requested to write to the 

 railway companies having lines in Dorset and to ask them to 

 make the same concessions in railway fares to Members as were 

 granted to Members of the Hampshire Club. He read a reply 

 received from Mr. Henry Holmes, superintendent of the London 

 and South-Western Railway, stating that he was willing to agree 

 to cheap tickets being issued in connection with meetings of 

 the Club to persons travelling from L. and S.W.R. stations in 

 Dorset distant more than ten miles from the station serving the 

 place selected for the meeting at the single journey fare and a 

 quarter for the double journey. The Great Western Railway 

 Company and the Somerset and Dorset Joint line had also 

 agreed to the same terms. 



THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL 

 CONGRESS IN DORSET. The PRESIDENT announced that he had 

 received the following letter from Mr. Charles E. Keyser, F.S.A., 

 of 22, Belgrave Square, S.W., President of the British 

 Archaeological Association : 



" February 18th, 1907. Dear Sir, The British Archaeological Association, of 

 which I have the honour to be president, is thinking of holding its annual 

 Congress this year in Dorset, making Weymouth its headquarters, in or 

 about the third week of July. Before settling anything we shall be glad to 

 know whether our visit will be agreeable to your local society, and whether we 

 may count on your kind and hearty co- operation to make our visit a success ? If, 

 as I hope, we may, I shall come down with our organising committee to make 

 the necessary arrangements ; and we shall, of course, like to meet you and other 

 leading local archaeologists to assist us in drawing up our programme. Awaiting 

 the favour of an early reply." 



