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during the Summer months, the average attendance being sixty- 

 three. He called for the hearty support of the members for the 

 Winter meetings, when a series of interesting and valuable 

 papers would be read, both at the usual monthly meetings, as 

 well as at the inform.al Wednesday evening meetings. At the 

 close of the President's brief address, thirteen new members 

 were elected — ^Miss Margaret Hanna, B.A. ; Miss M. M'Cal- 

 mont, Miss Malcomson, Miss E. M. Cunningham, Mrs. K. 

 M'Cully, and Messrs. A. H. Finlay, T. J. Hildege, J. M' Arthur, 

 T. O. Miller, T. B. Henry, A. C. Sandiford, A. Duncan, and 

 H. Booth. 



The Lantern Display was then proceeded with, at which a 

 number of beautiful slides were shown^ — views by Dr. Haddon, 

 of Donegal during the Club's Excursion in July ; souterrains by 

 Mrs. Hobson ; two views of the Poet Orr's Monument in Bally- 

 carry Graveyard, by Mr. M'Kinney ; sea birds in cliffs at Lam- 

 bay Island, by Mr. R. Welch, M.R.I.A. ; views of Shane's 

 Castle, &c., by Mr. A. R. Hogg, and a unique slide by Mrs. 

 Patterson, LL.D., a daughter of our esteemed member, Mr. W. 

 Gray, M.R.LA. The slide exhibits an Eland, new to science, 

 and named after its discoverer. It was shot by 

 Lieutenant Colonel Patterson, D.S.O., on the Laikipia Plateau, 

 British East Africa. The mounted head of the animal is now 

 in the Naiural History Museum, Kensington. The slides were 

 described by Mr. N. H. Foster, M.B.O.U., Vice-President ; Mr. 

 Robt. Welch, M.R.I.A., and Mr. W. Gray, M.R.I.A., the lantern 

 being in the hands of Mr. A. R. Hogg. 



At about ten o'clock the conversazione was brought to a 

 close. 



" BiEAUTIFUL VARIETIES OF FERNS." 



The first meeting of the Winter Session was held in the 

 Museum, College Square North, on Tuesday evening, 20th 

 November. The President (Mr. W. H. Phillips) gave his 

 inaugural address, entitled " A talk about some beautiful 



