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usual, was again agreed to. It was further announced 

 that the twelve dinners arranged for the session just closed 

 had been duly held and had been attended by 149 diners, 

 of whom 134 were members and 15 guests, the largest 

 attendance being 22 at the Anniversary, and the smallest five. 



Six absentees were reported as having had notice of their 

 absence, but they had sent in excuses which were accepted 

 as satisfactory. Lord Armstrong, on the near approach of 

 his eightieth birthday, was unanimously elected an Honorary 

 Member. 



The death of Sir Warington W. Smyth on I9th June 

 was announced. 



Professor Tyndall sent a letter of resignation, which was 

 accepted with regret. 



Three vacancies were declared. It was stated that 

 Archibald Geikie had been elected Foreign Secretary of 

 the Royal Society, and was willing to join the Club as an 

 ex-officio member. His name having been proposed and 

 seconded, he was unanimously elected an Official member. 

 In the subsequent voting Sir William Scovell Savory, Bart., 

 Lazarus Fletcher, and Dr. Clifford Allbutt were elected. 



The provisional arrangement of the twelve dinners in 

 the ensuing session was to have one in each of the months 

 of November, December, May and June, and two in January, 

 February, March and April. 



A motion was made " That the Philosophical Club be 

 approached with the object of arranging for a common 

 dinner of both Clubs." This motion was carried by a 

 majority of nine to five. A desire was expressed by several 

 members that, if possible, more dinners should be fixed for 

 the winter season and fewer for the summer. 



Of the four new members three are still on the Club's 

 list. Archibald Geikie, after holding the Foreign Secretary- 

 ship of the Royal Society for the period of four years, which 

 has now become the customary tenure, was in 1903 elected 

 one of the principal Secretaries. In 1908 he was chosen 

 President of the Society, and it is his hand which is now 

 penning these Annals of the Royal Society Club. 



