GENERAL NOTES ^^ 



The past season's programme of lectures was generally recognised as^excelfent, out- 

 standing being Captain John Noel's lantern lecture on Everest, and Mr. Walter Murray's 

 lovely coloured slides of the Wild Life of East Sussex. 



The business of the Society is conducted by duly elected officers, whose names are 

 recorded in the programme of the Session, and who meet at regular intervals. Attendance 

 at these meetings has been excellent and so consistent, that permission was granted by 

 the Divisional Executive to use the large Committee room at the Divisional Education 

 Office. It is a privilege to be one of this enthusiastic body, many of whom are specialists 

 in their particular field of natural history, and to see all pool their knowledge and experience 

 for the Society. 



The season was overshadowed by the deaths of Mr. John Walton, former Secretary 

 for 25 years, and Mr. E. D. Bostock, a distinguished entomologist, who passed away within 

 a few days of each other. The Society was represented at both funerals. Mr. Walton's 

 floral tribute took the form of a large chaplet of wild plants, on which was set a grey 

 Winter Moth made from Old Man's Beard and the heads of Common Reed ; the Ento- 

 mological Section sent a wreath for Mr. Bostock. Obituary notices will be found at the 

 end of the Transactions. As a memorial to Mr. Walton, inscribed lamps were presented 

 to the local branch of the R.S.P.C. A., and to the Bird Sanctuary at Dungeness. The rest 

 of the money subscribed for the memorial has been used to buy a screen for use at lantern 

 lectures, and a donation was sent to the Avocet Sanctuary in the flooded East Coast area. 



After 18 years with the Society, Mr. G. Sharpley has been obliged to relinquish his 

 work as lanternist, much to our regret. Mr. A. Howard, a member, has kindly agreed to 

 take his place. 



As noted in the last Transactions, the Society was able to sell a number of old scientific 

 books and periodicals. We are much obliged to Mr. B. S. Warren, for arranging the sale. 

 Some were returned to their appropriate Societies, who had appealed for back numbers. 

 Among Mr. Walton's effects were some manuscripts and photographs, which were 

 accepted by the British Museum, and an old book with hand painted plates of Shells, which 

 was presented to the Conchological Society of Britain. Some old posters of 100 years 

 ago, advertising scientific meetings at Dover, were gladly taken by Dover Public Library. 



The Annual Conversazione is always popular, and the scientific exhibits were of a^ 

 very high standard. There was a large attendance, which included the Mayor and 

 Mayoress, who stayed for some time. 



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Mr. Nevin and Miss Hodges again arranged expeditions for the pupils of Sfcirkdale 

 S.M. School, Sydenham, who were visiting Dymchurch. 



On June 26th a party of 24 members of the South London Entomological and Natural 

 History Society came by private bus from London, and spent the day in the Warren, 

 ending with tea at the Valiant Sailor. They expressed themselves as well pleased with 

 their records of Lepidoptera, but apparently saw little or nothing of Coleoptera. 



Botanical rambles were held from April to October, Members joining these rambles 

 are welcome to bring friends ; it is also advisable to provide own tea, as where the best 

 specimens are, tea rooms aren't! 



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