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Stephens, Robert T. Hewitt, James Miskimmin, Leslie Craig, 

 Daniel M'Gillvery, Robert John Walsh, F. W. Malone, and 

 George A. Webb. The remaining business consisted of the 

 presentation of prizes to those members to whom they had 

 been awarded during the year, and this was gracefully per- 

 formed by Mrs. Fennell, the recipients being Rev. George 

 Foster, Club prize for a collection of lepidoptera; Mr. N. H. 

 Foster, Mr. Phillips's prize for a collection of ferns; Miss 

 Kidd, Miss May Porter, and Mr. W. J. C. Tomlinson, Presi- 

 dent's prizes for best collections of plants made on excur- 

 sions to Ardglass, Fair Head, and Boyne Valley ; Mr. George 

 Donaldson, Vice-President's prizes for collections of land-, 

 fresh-water, and marine shells taken on Ardglass and Fair 

 Head excursions; Miss Yvonne Courvoisier, special prize pre- 

 sented by the Secretary for botanical collections made on 

 summer excursions. On the conclusion of the business meet- 

 ing, the lights were lowered and the lantern display proceeded 

 with, when a large number of interesting views, principally 

 taken on the Club's summer excursions, were projected on 

 the screen, and described by Messrs. Fennell, Green, Hogg, 

 and Welch, Mr. A. R. Hogg manipulating the lantern with 

 his accustomed ability. Afterwards, the hall having been 

 again lighted up, further opportunity was afforded for 

 examination of the exhibits, and the display and explanations 

 of the exhibitors elicited many tributes of admiration from 

 the members and their friends. The proceedings terminated 

 shortly after ten o'clock, when the members separated, all 

 expressing satisfaction at what must be entitled one of the 

 most successful of the Club's Conversaziones. 



The first meeting of the Winter Session was held in the 

 Museum, College Square North, on 15th November, and w^as 

 largely attended by members and friends. Previous to the 

 meeting the usual " Science Gossip Half -hour " was taken 

 advantage of by the members for informal discussion in the 

 Club-room. At eight o'clock the members repaired to the 



