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Kilconnell Abbey; Mr. W. J. Fennell, M.R.I.A.I., facsimiles 

 of the famous Limavady gold ornaments, kindly lent by 

 Edmond Johnson, jeweller, Dublin; Mr. F. C. Forth, 

 A.R.C.Sc.I., sketches showing natural flowers and foliage 

 applied to art decorative work; Mr. William Gray, M.R.I. A., 

 photographs taken on the summer excursions; Mr. Robert 

 May, a bronze lamp found in a peat bog near Ballymoney; 

 Mr. W. F. M'Kinney, an Irish quern; gum from New" Zealand; 

 Mrs. Riddel, Irish-made toys from Ballycastle Toy Industry, 

 Irish models, cottage furniture, farming utensils, carts, 

 etc.; Mr. Adam Speers, B.Sc, miscellaneous; Mr. J. Viny- 

 comb, M.R.I. A., set of 18 heraldic shields, cases of heraldic 

 seals, bookplates, 19 photographs of addresses presented to 

 their Majesties in Belfast; Mr. R. Welch, photographs of the 

 Sheephaven and Mulroy districts, North Donegal. 



During the evening the President (Mr. W. J. Fennell, 

 M.R. I.A.I.) delivered an address, in the course of which he 

 said, as that Conversazione inaugurated the forty-first winter 

 session, he could hardly allow it to pass by without a few 

 words. His first duty was, on behalf of the members, to 

 welcome the visitors, both the distinguished ones and all the 

 others, whom they hoped would soon become distinguished, 

 and he trusted that the exhibition of some of their annual 

 results would soon cause them to become enthusiastic field 

 naturalists and keen workers in one or more of their many 

 sections. He had to congratulate the Club on the great 

 success that had attended its summer session, which success 

 was altogether owing to the untiring exertions of the 

 Secretaries, Mr. Robert Patterson and Mr. Nevin Foster, 

 whose efforts would be long remembered. The excursions 

 numbered seven, with an average attendance of fifty. He 

 thought he might also congratulate the Club on its work in 

 the past session, for the vigilance of its members had con- 

 tributed to the preservation of various old landmarks. Their 

 advice relative to Greyabbey received courteous and 

 immediate attention from General Montgomery. Some 

 Anglo-Norman memorials had been preserved, and the 



