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[l'roc. B.N.F.G, 



" Dr. Irwin's account of the success of inoculating for the Small 

 Pox, 1724" ; Mr. Robert May, Large line engravings of Raphael's 

 Arabesques in the Vatican, published in Paris and Rome, 1776-7. 



Much interest was caused by Mr. Stelfox's "Twig compe- 

 tition." The first prize was won by J. Gourlay who guessed 

 ten out of eighteen twigs correctly. Edward Armstrong and 

 H. G. Armstrong tied for the second prize, identifying nine out 

 of eighteen. 



After tea the Vice-President, Mr. A. MT. Cleland took the 

 chair in the absence of the President, Major A. R. Dwerryhouse. 

 In the course of his remarks Mr. Cleland referred to the fact that 

 the Club had still some of its original members left, although 

 it was now in the fifty-fifth year of its existence. He also 

 touched upon the flourishing condition of the Junior Section and 

 the recent formation of an Associate Section. At this stage 

 prizes won during the session were presented to several Junior 

 members by Mrs. Cleland, on behalf of Mrs. Mercier who was 

 unavoidably absent. Later, Dr. Charlesworth announced that the 

 Winter programme of Lectures was complete. The remainder of 

 the time was occupied by an Exhibition of Kinematograph films, 

 illustrating various phases of Natural History, the lantern being 

 manipulated by Mr. Alex. R. Hogg. During the evening Miss 

 Etta M 'Cornish, B.Sc, Rev. Robert Morrison, B.A., and Mr. R. 

 MTlroy were elected ordinary members of the club. 



" PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS ON THE SHORES OF 

 LOUGH NEAGH." 



The first meeting of the Winter session was held in the 

 Museum on 20th November, when Rev. W. A. Adams, B.A., 

 gave a lecture entitled " Prehistoric Settlements on the Shores of 

 Lough Neagh," with reference to the northern shore. The 

 lecturer exhibited a series of stone implements found from time 

 to time during the past twenty years along the northern shore of 





