1894-5 Samuel Henry Butcher 465 



to join the Club, was unanimously elected an ex-officio 

 Member. No vacancies in the ordinary membership had 

 occurred during the year, nor were there any absentees. 



The most eminent guest whose name is recorded in this 

 year's register was Samuel Henry Butcher, Member of 

 Parliament for Cambridge University, and one of the finest 

 classical scholars of his day, who came on the invitation 

 of the kindly old Admiral Sir John Dalrymple Hay. Edu- 

 cated at Cambridge and obtaining high honours with a 

 Fellowship at Trinity College, he was for some years Classical 

 Lecturer at Oxford till in 1882 he was elected to the Pro- 

 fessorship of Greek at the University of Edinburgh, where 

 he remained till 1903. In 1906 he was elected for Cam- 

 bridge University, and became an active and valuable 

 representative of education in the House of Commons. His 

 classical essays and translations were marked by great 

 distinction and charm. To the serious loss of the cause 

 of higher education and to the great sorrow of all who knew 

 him, he was unexpectedly cut off by a short illness in 1910. 



1895. The early part of the year 1895 was darkened for the 

 Club by the unexpected death of its junior Treasurer, J. W. 

 Hulke, from an attack of pneumonia. He had been seven years 

 in office and during that time, by his gentle courtesy and apti- 

 tude for business, he had gained the respect and esteem of all 

 the members. The vacant Treasurership was filled on March 

 7th by the election of Professor Thomas Edward Thorpe. 



The Anniversary Meeting this year was held as usual at 

 Limmer's Hotel on zyth June, when the following company 

 was present : 



Admiral Sir George H. Richards, K.C.B., in the Chair 

 Sir Charles W. Wilson, K.C.B. Alfred B. Kempe 

 Sir J. H. Gilbert A. G. Vernon-Harcourt 



Sir Richard Quain, Bart. H. Wollaston Blake 



Rear Admiral Wharton Professor Liveing 



Professor A. W. Riicker L. Fletcher 



William Crookes J. Norman Lockyer 



Professor Roberts-Austen Dr. Lauder Brunton 



Dr. George Harley Dr. W. J. Russell 



Professor Clifford-Allbutt R. H. Scott \ T 



Dr. Hugo Miiller T. E. Thorpe J 1 



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