SECOND WINTER MEETING. XXIX. 



SECOND WINTER MEETING. 



Tuesday, February 20^, 1917. 



The chair was taken by the President, Mr. Nelson M. 

 Richardson, and amongst those present were the Rev. H. 

 Pentin, Captain Acland, Mr. Alfred Pope, and Sir Daniel 

 Morris. 



Four candidates, who had been proposed at the previous 

 meeting, were balloted for and declared to be elected. 



One nomination for membership was announced. 



The PRESIDENT referred to the delay in the issue of the 

 annual volume of Proceedings which should have been issued 

 to the members in July, 1916. He understood that the 

 absence of so many of the printing staff on military service 

 had necessarily hindered the progress of the work. The 

 ASSISTANT SECRETARY, at the President's request, explained 

 the special difficulties, due to the war, which had caused the 

 delay in the printing of the volume ; but expressed the hope 

 that it would be ready before the annual meeting. 



Upon the Report, of the Committee on Ancient Earthworks 

 of the Congress of Archaeological Societies being presented, 

 the Rev. A. C. ALMACK enquired of Captain Acland (the 

 Curator of the County Museum) whether he was communi- 

 cating with the Royal Engineers of the different military 

 camps, as several ancient interments had been disturbed 

 on Blandford Downs and the remains had been carefully 

 reburied. Captain ACLAND replied that he had been in 

 communication with the military authorities with a view to 

 the careful preservation of all objects of antiquarian interest. 



The Restored Churches Committee. The Rev. A. C. ALMACK, 

 the Hon. Secretary of this sectional committee, said that, 

 acting under the instructions of the club, a considerable 



