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before leaving. The club has frequently on its excursions been 

 agreeably surprised by the hospitality of its members when 

 visiting their districts. Never, however, has this hospitality 

 been more fully shown, and seldom has it been more appreciated, 

 than on the present excursion. With the early start from 

 town, and the active day's work, it is needless to say that full 

 justice was done to the ample repast. Before leaving the table, 

 the ordinary business meeting of the day was held. Some 

 announcements were made and a new member elected, after 

 which the Rev. H. W. Lett, rising, moved on behalf of the 

 Club, that the best thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. 

 Mac Millan for his generous hospitality on this, the first occasion 

 of the Club's visit to the neighbourhood of Cookstown. The 

 motion being seconded by Dr. Beck, Mr. S. A. Stewart begged, 

 before the chairman put it to the meeting, to state that it was 

 a very pleasing coincidence that the Club should be assembled 

 on the last excursion of the twenty-first year of its history, in 

 the residence of one of its founders, Mr. Mac Millan being one of 

 the four, through whose correspondence in the Belfast news- 

 papers in 1863 the Club originated. The chairman, in a few 

 happy words, then put the vote of thanks to the meeting, by 

 whom it was passed by acclamation. Mr. Mac Millan, in briefly 

 replying, thanked the party for their presence, and stated that 

 perhaps nothing that he had ever done had given him more 

 pleasure than the part he had taken in the early life of the 

 Club, and now in its vigorous manhood he was delighted to 

 have an opportunity for the first time of meeting the members 

 in his house. It being almost train time, after a hurried leave- 

 taking and a quick run home, the company parted again at the 

 Great Northern terminus, having had a most enjoyable day, 

 and concluded an admirable excursion season. 



