1 6 THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 



meetings in 1871 the President was AVilliam Proudfoot, Esq., better 

 known as Vice-Chancellor Proudfoot, though he has now retired 

 from the Bench. His ist Vice-President and successor in ofifice the 

 following year was the late Judge Logic, who was one of the original 

 members of the Associaton. I may be pardoned for dwelling upon 

 his name, because, apart from any personal private regard I may 

 have for it, wherever Hamilton is mentioned amongst botanists they 

 will at once speak of the work done by Judge Logic in Hamilton 

 and its vicinity. The third era of our Association had for its first 

 President one whose name is also familiar to all. I refer to Mr. 

 Thos. Mcllwraith, who was also one of the early members, and 

 whose work on the " Birds of America," first published in our 

 Transactions, has done much to bring the name of the Hamilton 

 Association before the scientific world. Another name, that early 

 appears amongst our list of past officers, should not be overlooked. 

 I refer to that of Mr. H. B. Witton, whose genial countenance is, 

 we are all happy to say, still to be seen at nearly all our meetings, 

 and one of whose contributions is to be found in our last Transac- 

 tions. Of other worthy members I would fain speak, but time will 

 not permit. 



Having thus briefly referred to our past membership, I must 

 remind you of what I intimated previoiisly, that this gathering is 

 intended to make you acquainted with our present members, and 

 ere long I hope our future membership will include the names of 

 many who may be only visitors to-night ; and here let me inform 

 you that ladies are equally as eligible for membership as gentlemen, 

 and we would be very ungrateful if such were not the case, for many 

 of our finest specimens have been contributed by ladies, notably by 

 Mrs. Charlton, who is one of our honorary members, and Mrs. 

 Carey, another of our honorary members, whose collection of shells 

 forms such a valuable part of our museum. I would also remind 

 our botanical members of the fact that Judge Logie received much 

 assistance from his sister-in-law, Miss Kate Crooks, when preparing 

 his valuable list of the Hamilton flora. 



Let us now look at the objects of our Association. These, 

 according to our Constitution, are "the cultivation of Science, 

 " Literature and Art, the formation of a Museum, Library and Art 

 " Gallery, and the illustration of the Physical Characteristics, Natural 



