REPORTS OF MEETINGS FOR 1911 



Bekwick. 



The Annual Business Meeting was held in the Museum, 

 Berwick, on Thursday, 12th October, at 1 p.m. There were 

 present: — Rev. James F. Lsishman, M.A., President; Rev. 

 J. J. M. L. Aiken, B.D., Secretary ; Miss A. M. Aiken, Ayton ; 

 Mrs. Anderson, The Thirlings ; Miss A. N. Cameron, Duns ; 

 Major James Farquharson, Edinburgh ; Rev. D. Denholm Fraser, 

 M.A., Sprouston ; Mr. J. Lindsay Hilson, Kelso ; Dr. Thomas 

 Hodgkin, Barraoor Castle ; Rev. W. S. Moodie, Ladykirk ; 

 Mr. B. P. Selby, Pawston ; Mr. T. B. Short, and Mr. William 

 Weatherhead, Berwick. Apologies for absence were intimated 

 from Sir George B. Douglas, Bart., Captain Norman, R.N., 

 Mr. G. P. Hughes, Mr. Henry Rutherfurd, Mr. J. C. Hodgson, 

 Mr. W. J. Bolam, Mr. James Sanderson, and Mr. R. H. 

 Dodds. 



The President delivered his Annual Address, choosing for 

 his subject "The Campanology of the Eastern 

 President's Border." Confining himself to the discussion 

 Address. of Church Bells, he dealt in an instructive 



manner with the Celtic, Mediaeval and Modern 

 periods of their history, referring in detail to a number which 

 had come under his personal observation. He nominated as his 

 successor Thomas Hodgkin Esquire, D.C.L., LL.D., Barmoor 

 Castle, whose position in the world of letters entitled him to 

 the highest honour the Club could confer. On the motion of 

 Rev, W. S. Moodie, he was cordially thanked for his valuable 

 contribution to the Proceedings. 



The Secretary read a summary of the reports of four field- 

 meetings held at Plessey, Ayton, Dunbar, and 

 Annual St. Boswells, all of which had been largely 



Reports. attended ; and intimated that the meeting for 



Blanchland, Northumberland, had been cancelled 

 on account of a labour strike on the North Eastei-n Railway. 



