XXVili. FIRST WINTER MEETING. 



Prof. Geddes directed attention to the survey of Greater London 

 now being carried out by the Architects' War Committee, which 

 deserved the co-operation of museums and natural history societies. 



The second meeting was held on Friday, September 10th. As a 

 result of the importance of the presidential address, and the interest 

 which had been taken in its suggestions, the vice-president, Mr. William 

 Whitaker, moved a resolution in the following terms : " That this 

 conference invites the attention of the Corresponding Societies' Com- 

 mittee to the President's opening address, in which suggestions are 

 made for reforming the existing, varied, and unorganised practice of 

 publishing original papers." An outline was given of ways in which 

 this might be done, and the resolution was carried. 



The second subject for discussion was " Colour Standards," suggested 

 by the British Mycological Society, and introduced by Mr. J. Rams- 

 bottom. He described and illustrated a number of the schemes which 

 had been formulated with the object of obtaining some uniformity of 

 colour description in the many branches of natural science. Recent 

 attempts at colour standards have each something against their general 

 adoption, and, except for horticulturists, mycologists, and possibly 

 ornithologists, they are much too full. It would seem best to have a 

 well-arranged list of two hundred well-named colours for ordinary use, 

 which colour scheme could be amplified in those branches of science 

 where needed. 



In this case, also, a good discussion was aroused, and as it was pointed 

 out that the work of preparing such a series of colour standards for 

 scientific and commercial uses, though of interest to many of the com- 

 mittees of the Association, was not the province of any one of them, 

 a resolution was passed referring the matter to the Corresponding 

 Societies' Committee. 



In many ways the Conference of Delegates at Manchester was the 

 most successful that had been held in this country for a considerable 

 time. 



The report of the Earthworks Committee of the Congress 

 of Archaeological Societies was laid upon the table, but it 

 contained nothing relative to Dorset. Copies had been 

 circulated among the members of the Club. In this 

 connection Captain ACLAND mentioned that reports had been 

 made to him as to probable damage to ancient earthworks 

 near Blandford, but he had been assured by the officer in 

 command of the troops that the greatest care would be taken 

 and that anything found would be preserved. 



