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The party then divided, a few going under the escort of Rev. C. R. 

 Baskett to Melbury Bubb Church, where there is an interesting Saxon 

 font and some fine stained glass. The rest walked through the park to 

 Melbury House, part of which the Earl of Ilchester, who had written to 

 the Hon. Secretary regretting that he and Lady Ilchester would be 

 unable to be present to welcome the Club, had kindly thrown open on 

 the occasion of their visit. The many beautiful and curious tapestries, 

 pictures, carvings, and other articles of virtu were of great interest and 

 much appreciated by those present. After seeing also the Church of 

 Melbury Samford, close by, the members walked through the park to 

 Evershot Church, where they were met by Rev. P. H. Milne, the 

 Rector, who read a paper on the Church, which will be found in full at 

 p. 64 of the present volume. 



After an inspection of the church, the party were hospitably entertained 

 with tea by Mr. S. R. Baskett, who also exhibited a collection of local 

 fossils, &c., and walking or driving to Evershot station, left by the 

 5.21 and 6.11 trains. 



WIMBORNE MEETING. The third and last Summer Meeting was 

 held on Tuesday, September 10th, at Wimborne and the neighbourhood 

 to the north of that town, and, owing to the important ceremony which 

 took place after luncheon at Gaunt's House, was one which deserves 

 especial record in the annals of the Club. A full account (extracted 

 from the Dorset County Chronicle of September 12th, 1395), of the 

 presentation of a silver bowl to Mr. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell, who had 

 been the President since the Club's formation in 1875, has already been 

 published on page xlvii. of Vol. XVI. of the Proceedings, and need not 

 here be more than referred to. 



More than 100 attended the meeting arid met at Wimborne station at 

 9.45 a.m., whence they drove to the Church of Gussage St. Michael and 

 thence to the neighbouring Church of Gussage All Saints. On both of 

 these Churches papers were read by Rev. Sir TALBOT H. B. BAKER, with 

 an additional note on the bells of the latter by the Rector, Rev. W. H. 

 STENT. These papers will be found in the present volume, as well as one 

 on Knowlton Church, an interesting ruin surrounded by a small earth- 

 work. Some of the party ascended to the top of Gussage All Saints' 

 tower to- inspect the old bells, especially the one which had recently been 

 successfully mended. A descriptive note on Knowlton was added by 

 Mr. W. J. FLETCHER. The last Church visited before luncheon was 

 Horton, which stands on the site of an ancient monastery, but 

 unfortunately time did not permit the inspection of more than the Church. 



