REPORT OF THE MEETINGS FOR 1900 253 



ORGANIZING SECRETARYSHIP. 



The office having been accepted by Colonel Milne Home 

 for the year 1901, he was, on the motion of Captain Norman, 

 seconded by the President, re-elected thereto. 



HARDY MEMORIAL. 



Colonel Milne Home, as convenor of the "Hardy Memorial" 

 Committee, reported that the Memorial Window approved of 

 by the Club had been placed in Coldingham Church, and 

 was formally unveiled on the 26th June, at the close of an 

 impressive dedicatory service conducted by the Rev. David 

 Paul, LL.D., and the Rev. H. M. Lament, B.D., (minister 

 of Coldingham Parish). The Committee was thanked and 

 discharged. 



BRITISH ASSOCIATION. 



Mr Or. P. Hughes read and handed in his report as 

 the Club's Delegate to the meeting of the British Association 

 held at Bradford in October. 



LIVE TOAD AT COLDSTREAM. 



A short note was read by Captain Norman on a Live Toad 

 discovered in a quarry near Coldstream. It was ordered to 

 be printed in the Transactions. 



LITERARY MATTER. 



Colonel Milne Home, pursuant to notice in the circular 

 calling the meeting, drew attention to the inadequate 

 provision for storing literary matter, and other things sent 

 from time to time to the Club, and moved " That this 

 meeting appoint a Committee to investigate this subject, and 

 report to an early meeting any recommendations they may 

 have to offer." The motion was seconded by Mr Watson, 

 who suggested that the Committee be further instructed to 

 arrange, if possible, for a general catalogue to be made of 

 all the books and papers presented to the Club, and for 

 Indices of the Transactions to be compiled to the end of 

 the year 1900. In the course of discussion, the President 

 and Captain Norman took occasion, amid general applause, 

 to pay a high tribute to the Hon. Treasurer for the pains 



