lii. THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



The Vice-Presidents. — The President nominated the 

 following five distinguislied members and past officers of the 

 Chib as vice-presidents: — The Hon. Morton G. Stuart-Gray, 

 F.G.S. (a former hon. secretary), the Rev. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 

 M.A., F.R.S. (a former hon. treasurer), Vaughan Cornish, D.Sc, 

 F.C.S., W. H. Hudleston, M.A., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S. (Past 

 President Geological Society), and Nelson M. Richardson, B.A., 

 F.E.S. (a former hon. secretary). 



The Programme of Summer Meetings. — The following 

 suggestions had been made for the arrangement of the summer 

 meetings, and were printed on the programme : — a. Shaftesbury 

 (one day), the town, church of St. Peter, excavations on site of 

 Abbey Church, Corporation plate, charters, &c. ; h. Shaftesbury 

 (two days), as above, and on second day to Castle Rings, 

 Wardour Castle, Ansty, Norrington Manor House, and back 

 through Berwick (all in Wilts) to Shaftesbury; c. Salisbur}'-, 

 Canon Watts proffers tea ; d. Bridport, follow the line of Prince 

 Charles' flight ; e. Clifton Maybank (near Yeovil Junction), 

 Church of St. Mary, Bradford Abbas ; /. Milton Abbey (near 

 Blandford), Church of St. James and Chapel of St. Catherine ; 

 g. Stalbridge, Purse Caundlc, Fauntleroy Farm House, Holwell 

 Church ; Fifehead Neville, Roman mosaic pavement ; Stock 

 Gaylard, the Bishop of Southwark proffers tea, and would show 

 the Crusader's tomb ; //. Abury, Wan's Dyke, Silbury ; i. Forde 

 Abbey, Chard ; j. Osmington, Owermoigne to Ringstead, a walk 

 of four miles. It was first resolved, by a small majority, to hold 

 four summer meetings as usual, instead of only three, as last 

 year. A show of hands was then taken for each place. Eleven 

 voted for the combined Stalbridge, Fifehead Neville, and Stock 

 Gavlard excursion, and eight each for the Shaftesbury two days' 

 meeting and the Milton Abbey and Forde Abbey meetings. 

 These four were accordingly decided upon. The order and 

 dates and all the arrangements were left to the Executive. 



Hon. MejMHERS. — At the close of the meeting the Council 

 met and elected as honorary members of the Club Sir Wm. 

 Turner Thiselton-Dyer, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Kew, and Sir Frederick Treves, Bart, 



