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SECOND WINTER MEETING. 



1st February, 1921. 



There was again a largely-attended gathering of members in 

 the Reading Room of the County Museum at Dorchester, on 

 Tuesday, the 1st of February, for the Second Meeting of the 

 Winter Session of the Club. The Chair was taken at 12-30 p.m. 

 by the President (Mr. Nelson M. Richardson), who was 

 supported by four Vice- Presidents: the Hon. Secretary (the 

 Rev. Herbert Pentin), the Hon. Treasurer (Capt. J. E. Acland, 

 F.S.A.). the Hon. Editor (Canon Fletcher), and Mr. Alfred 

 Pope, F.S.A., with the Assistant Secretary (Mr. H. Pouncy). 

 Between forty and fifty members of the Society were present. 



ELECTION OF MEMBERS. Seven persons, who had been 

 nominated at the previous meeting, were balloted for and duly 

 elected. There were, in addition, eight nominations for 

 membership. 



REPORT OF DELEGATES TO CONGRESS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETIES. The Report of the Delegates (Canon J. C. M. 

 Mansel-Pleydell and His Honour J. S. Udall, F.S.A.), of the 

 proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Congress held in 

 the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries, on 26th November, 

 1920, was read, in their absence, by the Hon. Secretary. 



(a) The Report of the Council of the Congress was submitted, in which 

 it was stated that, as the result of the report of the Bishop of London's 

 Commission upon the City Churches, the Council had forwarded to the 

 Secretary of the Commission an intimation of its desire to be associated 

 with the Society of Antiquaries in protesting against the threatened 

 demolition. (6) Sir Hercules Read, P.S.A., in speaking about the 

 " Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act, 1913," advocated 

 the appointment of competent adivsory bodies to which the Dean and 

 Chapter of the Cathedral, or, with regard to Parish Churches, the 

 Chancellor, could apply for advice. Even though the Dean and Chapter, 

 or the Bishop and Chancellor, need not consult such a body, yet its existence 

 would have a good effect, (c) Mr. J. Watson Taylor introduced the subject 

 of "The best means of preserving ancient documents in private hands.'* 



