FIRST WINTER MEETING. XXXix. 



FIRST WINTER MEETING. 



7lh December, 1920. 



About forty members were present at the opening meeting 

 of the Winter Session of the Field Club, which was held in the 

 Reading Room of the County Museum at Dorchester, on 

 Tuesday, the 7th of December, at 12-30 p.m. 



Owing to an attack of influenza, the President, Mr. Nelson 

 M. Richardson, was obliged to be absent, and Mr. Henry 

 Symonds, F.S.A., one of the Vice- Presidents, was voted to the 

 chair. He was supported by the Rev. Herbert Pentin (Hon. 

 Secretary), Capt. J. E. Acland, F.S.A. (Hon. Treasurer) and 

 Canon Fletcher (Hon. Editor), with Mr. H. Pouncy (Assistant 

 Secretary). 



On the proposition of MR. H. SYMONDS and CAPTAIN ACLAND 

 it was decided that a letter of congratulation should be sent 

 to Mrs. Richardson on her receiving the Order of the British 

 Empire. CAPTAIN ACLAND said that Mr. and Mrs. Richardson 

 had proved invaluable during the war. They had shown 

 great kindness to the Australian troops who had been located 

 in the camp opposite Montevideo. Their house had been 

 quite a home to the men, who \vould, he felt sure, join the 

 club in sincere pleasure that this small recognition of her 

 devoted work had been conferred upon Mrs. Richardson. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. Ten persons who had previously 

 been nominated as Candidates for membership in the Club 

 were balloted for and unanimously elected. And, in addition, 

 there were eight nominations for membership. 



It was stated that the New York Public Library had become 

 affiliated to the Field Club. 



CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES TO THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 

 SIR DANIEL MORRIS, K.C.M.G., D.Sc., D.C.L., one of the 

 Delegates from the Field Club to the British Association 

 Meeting, at Cardiff, August 24th to 28th, 1920, who was 

 prevented by illness from being present, sent the following 

 report. 



