xlvi. THE SECOND WINTER MEETING. 



SECOND WINTER MEETING. 



Tuesday, 3rd February, 1914. 



The President took the chair at the County Museum, 

 Dorchester. There was a large attendance of the members of 

 the Field Club, including the Rev. H. Pentin, Canon Mansel- 

 Pleydell, and Lord Eustace Cecil, a past President. 



The first business was the election by ballot of four candi- 

 dates for membership who had been proposed at the last 

 meeting, and the HON. SECRETARY subsequently announced 

 six further nominations. 



Owing to the unusually large number of papers which were 

 to be read on this occasion the Executive had not invited any 

 exhibits. 



Dr. COLLEY MARCH called attention to the desirability of a 

 further investigation of the trench at Dewlish containing the 

 remains of Elephas Meridionalis, which had been explored by 

 their first President, Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell (cf. Proceed- 

 ings vol. x., p. 1, and vol. xiv., p. 139), and by other Dorset 

 men, since its discovery one hundred years ago. Dr. March 

 had been informed that the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia 

 intended to turn their attention to this notable trench, and he 

 thought that a Dorset treasure of such importance should be 

 explored under the auspices of the Field Club. A discussion 

 of the subject followed, in the course of which Captain ACLAND 

 proposed and Canon MANSEL-PLEYDELL seconded a resolution 

 in these terms : 



"That the Chairman (Dr. H. Colley Marsh, F.S.A.) and the Hon 

 Secretary (Mr. Chas. S. Prideaux) of the Earthworks Committee be 

 authorised to obtain the aid of any experts or enthusiasts, whether they 

 belong to this club or not, in order to carry out, with the kind permission 

 of the landowner and tenant, a thorough scientific exploration of the 

 Dewlish elephant trench, and to gather the requisite financial means 

 for that purpose." 



This was approved nem. con. 



