8 MEETINGS. 



The Secretary exhibited some worked stones which had 

 been collected by the late Mr. J. S. Hocart, a member of the 

 Society. These stones had been hollowed, some on one side, 

 some on both, and one was completely pierced. Col. T. W. 

 M. de Gruerin stated that such stones were continually being 

 discovered in France, but their purpose was a matter of 

 uncertainty. Miss Edith Carey read a paper entitled " A 

 forgotten episode relating to the fortunes of a Guernsey 

 family named Bailleul," which will be found in the present 

 volume of Transactions. 



OPENING OF THE WINTER SESSION, 1917-18. 



Monthly Meeting held October 17th, 1917, Mr. E. Chcpmell 



Ozanne, President, in the chair. 



The President in a short address referred to the winter 

 programme of the Society, and expressed a hope that mem- 

 bers who hitherto had not contributed papers would now come 

 forward with new subjects^ or with new light on old subjects. 

 He also reminded members that the objects of the Society 

 included local research. 



Some specimens of worked flints from Vale Road and 

 elsewhere were exhibited by Rev. Bourde de la Rogerie. 



A paper was read by Major S. C. Curtis on local makers' 

 marks on plate in the Channel Islands. Several members had 

 lent articles of plate which were exhibited to illustrate the 

 subject. This paper will be found elsewhere in this volume. 



This paper was followed by another on a cognate subject, 

 viz. : Silver-plate in use in Guernsey for domestic purposes 

 previous to the 18th Century, by Miss Edith Carey, which 

 was illustrated by means of photographs of exceedingly valu- 

 able specimens owned by various Guernsey families. 



Monthly Meeting held November 21st, 1917, Mr. E. Chepmell 

 Ozanne, President, in the chair. 



The President read some letters written by the late Miss 

 Harriet de Sausmarez, describing two Royal Visits to Guern- 

 sey — the first that of the Duke of Gloucester in 1817, and 

 the second that of Her Majesty Queen Victoria in 1846. As 

 Miss de Sausmarez had been an eye-witness of these visits, and 

 had taken a prominent part in the scenes described, these letters 

 were most interesting, giving details unobtainable from other 

 sources and being written in a chatty and lively style. 



