160 MEETINGS. 



Major S. C. Curtis read bis first paper on the Evolution 

 of the Country Churches, dealing with St. Martin's, Forest, 

 St. Andrew's and Catel. 



A vote of thanks to the Lecturer closed the meeting 

 at 9.30. 



Monthly Meeting held on Wednesday, April 23rd, 1919, Major 

 S. C. Curtis, President of the Society, in the Chair. 



Lt.-Col. T. W. M. de Guerin exhibited two objects lately 

 presented to the Liikis Museum, viz., a large copper celt, and 

 a Pilgrim's Bottle, both from Sark, the gift of Mr. Hazelhurst. 



The same member then read a long paper on some further 

 discoveries which had been made at Dehus on the second 

 Capstone, in the form of markings which had the appearance 

 of representing a rough human face, hands and arms and a 

 girdle, illustrating the same by lantern slides of similar markings 

 on Dolmens and Menhirs in France. 



The same member also read a paper dealing with an old 

 Charter of the Royal Court dated 1179, published in a Report 

 of the Historical Records Commission and which was unknown 

 to any of our historians. 



A hearty vote of thanks to the Lecturer closed the evening 

 at 9.45. 



OPENING OF THE WINTER SESSION, 1919-20. 



Monthly Meeting held on Wednesday, October 22nd, 1919, Major 

 S. C. Curtis, President of the Society, in the Chair. 



Mr. Eric Sharp was elected a member of the Society. 



Before proceeding to the usual lecture, the President 

 announced that meetings had been arranged for each month up 

 till April, as follows : November, Major S. C. Curtis, Part II 

 of the Evolution of the Country Churches ; December, Annual 

 General Meeting, January, 1920, Mr. A. Collenette on the 

 Weather of Guernsey, and papers by Miss Mellish and Miss 

 Edith F. Carey, and an afternoon at the Lukis Museum during 

 the three succeeding months. It was proposed that the day of 

 meeting, Wednesday, should be changed in order not to clash 

 with the meeting of the Lecture Society, also that the meetings 

 take place in the afternoon, and it was arranged that the next 

 meeting take place on Thursday, Nov. 20th, at 5 p.m., as a 

 tentative measure to ascertain the wishes of members. 



Col. T. W. M. de Guerin then read the paper which he 

 had prepared and was read before the British Association at 



