Proceedings and Transactions 



OF THE 



Dumfriesshire and Galloway 



fiDtiiral pistory \ AntiquQriDij f oGiety. 



sjESsionsr iqi4z-15. 



16th October, 1914. 



Annual Meeting. 



Chairman — H. S. Gladstone, M.A., F.Z.S., F.R.S.E., 

 F.S.A.(Scot.), President. 



The OHice-Bearers and Members of Council for the 

 Session were appointed (see p. 3). 



The Secretary and Treasurer submitted their reports, 

 which were approved. The former showed that there were 

 15 life, 10 honorary, 15 corresponding", and 374 ordinary 

 members. During the past session 10 indoor and 3 field 

 meeting-s had been held ; some of the former were very poorly 

 attended. In submitting a copy of the Transactions, it would 

 be noticed that although it was reduced by a quarter in size, 

 it had yet cost them more to produce. The Trausactious 

 were the most valuable work the Society accomplished, and 

 it was to be hoped that the members would support the 

 Council in the proposals, to be laid before them shortly, 

 which would enable the standard of this work to be main- 

 tained. 



Mr Hugh S. Gladstone, on accepting the ollice of 

 President, said : — Let me thank you for the honour you have 

 again done me in electing me your President for another 

 session. I should like to take this opportunity of thanking 

 Mr. M'Kerrow and Mr. Shirley for their ever-ready support, 

 and I can assure you that any duties I may have been called 



