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Thornton Cleveleys, St. Andrew's Memorial Hall, Tuesday, Sep- 

 tember 15, at 7.30 p.m. Joy in Scientific Discovery. — Prof. D. Fraser- 

 Harris. 



Preston, Guild Hall, Wednesday, September 16, at 8.0 p.m. Splashes 

 and what they teach. — Prof. Allan Ferguson. 



Rochdale. The above lecture by Prof. Allan Ferguson was repeated 

 at Rochdale on Thursday, September 17. 



A summary of Sectional Transactions on September 10, u, 14, 15, 

 and 16 will be found on pp. 320 and following. 



The Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool (Alderman W. Newman, J. P., 

 and Miss Newman) entertained members of the Association at a Reception 

 and Dance in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, on Thursday 

 evening, September 10. 



A Garden Party was given by the Headmaster of Rossall School 

 (Mr. H. G. M. Clarke) at the School on Tuesday, September 15. 



On Saturday, September 12, a general excursion was arranged to the 

 Lake District, when a number of the members travelled as guests of the 

 President, Sir Josiah Stamp, G.C.B., G.B.E., Chairman of the London, 

 Midland and Scottish Railway. During the return journey the President 

 broadcast from the train at Oxenholme station to Blackpool a speech 

 inaugurating the autumn illuminations. Other excursions and visits 

 devoted to the interests of special sections are mentioned among the 

 Sectional Transactions in later pages. 



A special service was held at St. John's Parish Church on Sunday 

 morning, September 13, when officers and other members of the Associa- 

 tion accompanied the Mayor and Corporation in state. The preacher 

 was the Rt. Rev. P. M. Herbert, Lord Bishop of Blackburn. Special 

 services were also held in other places of worship. 



At the final meeting of the General Committee, on Wednesday, 

 September 16, it was resolved : 



That the British Association places on record its warm thanks for the 

 reception afforded to it by the County Borough of Blackpool. The generous 

 co-operation of the Mayor and Council, and the thorough preparations 

 made by the local officers and committee, have been deeply appreciated. 

 The Association also extends most cordial thanks to the commercial, 

 industrial, and educational institutions in Blackpool and the neighbour- 

 hood, which have so generously provided accommodation and facilities 

 for meetings, excursions, and visits. The Association, having broken new 

 ground in this, its one-hundred-and-sixth year, with a first meeting in 

 Blackpool, records with special satisfaction the unqualified success of this 

 meeting. 



