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foreign visitors in their native dresses lending additional 

 patches of colour to the scene. The President's address 

 on the occasion is reprinted in his Essays on Museums. 



Referring to Sir William's death, the " Record" of the 

 Society has the following paragraph : 



" On 1st July [1899] the Presidentship of the Society 

 became vacant by the death of Sir William Flower who 

 had filled the office for more than twenty years. During 

 this period Sir William Flower had regularly occupied 

 the Presidential chair, and had been constantly engaged 

 on committees and on other matters connected with the 

 Society's affairs. In Sir William Flower the Society 

 lost a zoologist of the highest ability and a most able 

 and energetic President. To succeed him the Council 

 selected His Grace the Duke of Bedford as President, 

 and their choice was confirmed at the Anniversary 

 Meeting in 1900." 



