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A^o/cs and C^oviinciits. 



however, was his invitation to ' all votaries of the simple life to 

 a plain cup of tea every afternoon durin<^ the meetin^^ ' in the 

 Museum g-rounds. This was most enjoyable, and was quite a 

 feature of the York meeting-. 



THE RED LIONS. 

 The members of ' Ve Red Lion Club ' had a dinner {' bones ') 

 at York, after an interval of six years ! This interval probably 



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york, J^ugusf 7fh, 1906. 



accounted for the extraordinary ' roaring ' indulged in by both 

 'lions' and 'cubs' alike. We are able to reproduce the front 

 page of the ' bones' card, which explains itself. 



EXCURSIONS. 

 The arrangements made by the Excursion Committee were 

 somewhat peculiar, and it is perhaps not surprising to find that 

 the leaders and organisers of the excursions were complaining 

 of the smallness of the number of members who took part in 

 them, as a contrast to previous meetings, when one often found 

 that all who applied could not be taken on the outings. In 

 recent years, at any rate, it has been the practice to present to 

 each member a number of neatly printed pamphlets showing the 

 nature of the places to be visited, with particulars of cost, time, etc. 

 These were often in a cloth cover, and were useful for reference 

 tor all time. Not so at "S'ork, where one had first to pay for a 



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