^56 REPORT OF THE MEETINGS FOR 1898 



Broomdykes ; William Dixon, Whittingham ; W. B. Boyd, 

 Faldonside ; Eevs. J. A. Findlay, Sprouston ; W. Taylor, 

 Whittingham ; J. F. Leishman, Liuton ; with the following 

 Guests : — Eev. W. B. Muir, Glasgow ; Andrew Eiddle, Yeaver- 

 ing ; W. E. Hume, Newcastle ; and L. Frost, Haggerston. 

 Miss Jean Hood, Cockburnspath, with Miss Stephenson as 

 guest, was also present. 



The usual toasts were given from the chair, and after that 

 of the Club, the President in the Club's name presented Mr 

 R. Middlemas of Alnwick, the late Treasurer, with a silver 

 Salver, in recognition of his and Mrs Middlemas's long and 

 great services to the Club. The Salver bore the following 

 inscription : — 



" MARE ET TELLUS, ET, QUOD TEGIT OMNIA, CCELUM." 

 PRESENTED TO 



BY HIS PELLOW MEMBERS OF THE 



Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 



IN APPRECIATION OF HIS ASSIDUOUS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ClUB 



OF WHICH HE WAS TREASURER FOR 25 YeARS, 



IN ALL OF WHICH HE WAS SYMPATHETICALLY AIDED BY MrS. MiDDLEMAS, 



WITH WHOM THE ClUB DESIRES TO ASSOCIATE THIS CORDIAL EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND REGARD. 



Presented at Wooler, joth June iSg8. 



Mr Middlemas made a feeling response, expressing his 

 wife's and his own appreciation of so handsome a mark of 

 esteem from the Club to which they were both so devoted. 



