THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 1 75 



OF THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 



Mead at the Annual Meeting, held May 14:th, IS91. 



The session just closing has been, on the whole, a successful 

 one, whether we consider the work done or the attendance of 

 members. 



The interest in the Association is on the increase, as evidenced 

 by the large accession of new members during the session — no less 

 than forty having been received, which is the largest number elected 

 in any one session during the past history of the Association. The 

 anticipations cherished by us in entering upon our new premises have 

 been fully realized. The number of active members now on the roll 

 is about one hundred and fifty. 



During the year seven general meetings have been held, at which 

 the following papers have been read and discussed, viz. : 

 November 13th; 1890 — Address on "The Early History of Hamil- 

 ton and its Neighborhood," by the President, B. E. Charlton ; 

 December nth — "The Surface Geology of the County of Lincoln 



and Neighboring Counties," by D. F. H. Wilkins, B. A., of 



Beamsville ; 

 January 8th, 1891 — "Egypt, with some account of the Book of the 



Dead," illustrated by the British Museum facsimile of the 



papyrus of Ani, by H. B. Witton ; 

 February nth — "Connecting Links," by H. B. Small, of Ottawa ; 

 March 12th— "Flutes of the time of Moses," by J. E. P. Aldous, 



B. A.; 

 April 9th — "Electricity as a Source of Light and Heat," by J. T. 



Crawford, B. A. ; 

 May 14th — " Botanical Jottings," by A. Alexander. 



In addition to these meetings the various sections have kept up 

 their meetings during the year. Reports of the work done therein 

 will be reported by the secretaries of these sections, and our 

 respected Treasurer will tell us about the finances. 



Your Council have had the matter of a " field day " before 

 them, and desire to recommend, if the necessary arrangements 



