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and J. Vinycomb, which hung on the walls, added greatly to 

 the embellishments of the lecture room. An interesting series 

 of photographs by Mr. George Donaldson, taken on the Club 

 excursions of the present year, recalled to many the pleasant 

 trips of the summer session. Among other photographs 

 exhibited were a series illustrating the antiquities of Donegal 

 and Fermanagh, by Mr. R. Welch, and photographs of bird life 

 by Mr. Green, of Berwick-on-Tweed, lent by Mr. Robert 

 Patterson. Mr. W. D. Donnan had on exhibition a collection 

 of Irish flowering plants, for which he obtained a Club's prize 

 last year. The Club's portrait, photograph, and sketch albums, 

 which were on view in the library, also attracted attention. 



During the evening two lantern exhibitions were given in the 

 upper room by Mr. John Donaldson. The subjects illustrated 

 included the ancient dovecots of Herefordshire, from a fine series 

 of photographs by Mr. Alfred Watkins ; the antiquities of 

 Donegal and Fermanagh, by Mr. R. Welch ; photographs of 

 wild flowers, by Mr. Wm. Swanston ; carboniferous plants, by 

 Mr. James Lomax ; and the cromlechs of County Dublin, by 

 photographs by Mr. Thomas Mason. A number of living fresh- 

 water animals, in their native element, thrown on the screen by 

 means of an ingenious apparatus, devised by the President, 

 caused great amusement. The various movements of gigantic- 

 looking shrimps, beetles, and fishes, as the swam about, or 

 dashed wildly across the field of view, were followed with the 

 deepest interest. 



At 8.30 a short business meeting was called. The President 

 said it was not usual to thank their own members for the 

 assistance that was always most willingly granted ; but, on 

 behalf of the Club, he desired to tender their most sincere 

 thanks to those ladies and gentlemen, not members of the Club, 

 who had in many ways contributed so materially to the success 

 of the present meeting. He wished especially to mention the 

 names of Mr. C. W. Dugan, of Lurgan ; Mr. Allan P. Swan, of 

 Bushmills ; and the three firms whose combined exhibition had 

 made chromo-lithography the specialite of the evening. He 



