Saturday Half-Hour Talks to Children 455 



The Society has made another very important move 

 by purchasing the lot of land immediately behind its 

 new property, the lot facing on Drummond Street. So 

 that the Society now owns about twenty thousand square 

 feet, with frontage on both Mountain and Drummond 

 Streets, midway between St. Catherine and Sherbrooke 

 Streets. This property is most desirable for the purpose 

 for which it has been secured, and is centrally situated, 

 with a good car service near to it, yet not so near as 

 to be an annoyance. 



"What is lacking now is a suitable building, where 

 the splendid collection of specimens could be seen free 

 of cost, every day in the year; where the fine library 

 of books could be available to the student, and where 

 the courses of free lectures could be delivered in properly 

 designed halls, all the property of the Society. 



This is a consummation devoutly to be wished, for 

 the Commercial Capital of the Dominion is incomplete 

 as a great city without a Free Natural History Museum, 

 and the Society the oldest in Canada, and the parent 

 of the Geological Survey, as well as of the kindred 

 societies, should be housed in a home suitable to its 

 history and traditions. 



The Directors live in hopes that sufficient public 

 spirit may be found to secure this desirable object, within 

 a short time. 



It would be very pleasant if this could be accom- 

 plished while His Excellency, Lord Grey, continues to 

 grace the position of Governor General, so that as he 

 and Lady Grey honoured the last function in the old 

 building, they could also lend their presence at the 

 opening of the New Museum. 



Before concluding with the list of Officers, it is 

 satisfactory to note that our Ex-President, Dr. D. P. 

 Penhallow, has returned from a long absence, greatly 

 improved in health, and that we can still count him 

 among our active members. 



