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opposite, where, when the proceedings of the CONVERSAZIONE 

 began, some seventy-five persons were present, who were greatly 

 interested in the large LOCAL MUSEUM of all manner of curi- 

 osities and antiquities which had been got together by the Local 

 Committee, and which completely filled the smaller room at the 

 Town Hall. This Museum was thrown open next day to the public 

 on payment of a nominal entrance fee, and was visited by a con- 

 siderable number of people. 



The first paper of the evening was THE PRESIDENT'S ADDEESS, 

 which will be found at a later page of this Magazine. This was 

 followed by a paper by MISS DRYDEN, illustrated by a number 

 of excellent lantern slides, on " EMBLEMS OF SPORT ON SEPUL- 

 CHRAL MONUMENTS." The subject is a curious and interesting 

 one, which has not previously been explored, and Miss Dryden 

 dealt with it authoritatively. 



The proceedings were brought to a close by the President calling 

 upon MR. B. H. CUNNINGTON, F.S.A. Scot., to say a few words 

 on the excavation of a sideohamber in the long barrow at LANHILL, 

 in Chippenham parish, which he had carried out a few days before. 

 This took the place of the description of the places to be visited 

 next day, these latter being sufficiently described already in the 

 admirable Programme and Notes compiled by Mr. BURDER for the 

 use of the Meeting. 



The music during the evening was provided by the kindness of 

 THE MISSES APPLEGARTH. 



WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th. 



For the first time in the history of the Society, horse-drawn 

 vehicles were dispensed with on its Excursions. Instead of the 

 familiar breaks, two large motor busses had been chartered from 

 Bath, and these, supplemented by a considerable number of private 

 motors and a few carriages, conveyed the large party with much 

 less loss of time than usual, from one point to another. The only 

 drawback was that those who rode on the outside of the public 



