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The Society’s thanks are due also to Mr. Wheeler, 
who was associated with Dr. Grout in making the 
arrangements for the meeting. 
R. W. Woopwarp. 
The gathering at the Newfane meeting was not as 
large as it should have been in response to Dr. A. J. 
Grout’s generous offer of the free use of his camp on 
Newfane Hill. But those of us who happily were able 
to attend will not soon forget the pleasant days spent at 
Newfane, nor the kind hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. Grout. 
The promised “assets” were found to come fully up to all 
expectations. Moss-rock Cabin, which is perched on 
the very top of the hill, commands a beautiful and exten- 
sive view of the surrounding mountainous country. Dr. 
Grout’s little private lake, with its promise of good 
fishing and shining like a jewel in the sunlight, lies in 
the valley a few hundred feet below. Birds innumerable 
in the nearby spruce trees kept up an almost continous 
chorus, the clear, sweet notes of the hermit thrush pre- 
dominating, and in the rich woods were indeed “many 
ferns.” 
An all-day outing had been arranged for Tuesday, the 
18th, and Dr. Grout loaned his horse and buckboard to 
carry, when practicable, such of the party as were not 
accustomed to long tramps. And so—driving, walking, 
climbing, scrambling and always collecting—in field and 
wood and by-way—the morning passed all too quickly. 
Lunch was eaten seated on a large boulder at the edge 
of Baker Brook and close to a little cascade and the 
musical sound of rushing water splashing into the pool 
beneath was a delightfully refreshing accompaniment, 
on the warm summer day, to our al fresco meal. ae 
Luncheon over, we started off again in a new direction 
and returned to camp for supper, well satisfied with the 
day’s results, Besides ferns, mosses, grasses and wild 
