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"Timber, Its Origin, Properties and Uses," by Dr. 

 D. P. Penhallow, in the Peter Redpath Museum, MeGill 

 University. Four lectures. 



"Tuberculosis," by Dr. A. G. Nicholls, in St. Luke's 

 Church; Dr. C. N. Valin (in French), in Montcalm 

 School; Dr. C. N. Valin (in French), in Sarsfield School. 



"Infectious Diseases," by Dr. C. K. P. Henry, in 

 Chalmers' Church; Dr. J. J. Ross, at the Grand Trunk 

 Institute; Dr. C. C. Gurd, at St. Lambert. 



"The Care of Children," by Dr. Ritchie England, in 

 St. Mary's Hall; Dr. Ritchie England, at the Grand 

 Trunk Institute. 



"House Sanitation," by Rev. I. J. Kavanagh, S.J., 

 M.A., B.Sc. (in English and French), at Sarsfield 

 School. 



"Civic Virtues," by G. W. Stephens, M.L.A., at the 

 Grand Trunk Institute; G. W. Stephens, M.L.A., at 

 Montcalm School. 



"Furniture and Decoration," (with illustrations 

 from the Handicrafts Shop), by Cecil Burgess, Esq., at 

 St. Lambert ; Dr. Stuart Nicol, at the Grand Trunk In- 

 stitute; Prof. H. Armstrong, at St. Luke's Church; Mme. 

 Rodier (in French), at Montcalm School; Mme. Rodier 

 (in French), in Sarsfield School. 



The Annual Field Day was held on Saturday, 2nd 

 June, at St. Gabriel de Brandon, and a very large num- 

 ber of the members and their friends took the oppor- 

 tunity of visiting the little town so picturesquely situated 

 among the Laurentian Hills on the shores of Lake Mas- 

 kinonge. 



The Society has continued to watch with vigilance 

 the development of the Tussock Moth in the City of 

 Montreal, and it is gratifying to observe that as a result 

 of its endeavours there has been a marked abatement of 

 the threatened damage to our shade trees. -This has 

 come through a greater activity and more careful atten- 

 tion on the part of the city authorities and an awakened 



