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gtate® on tl)e Sections anh 



JtrdT^okrgtcal ami Distorxcal Action, 



Chairman : The Rev. H. Shaen Solly, M.A. 

 Secretary : H. J Ellis. 



On November 13th, 1917, we opened our Winter Session 

 with an exhibition of objects of archaeological and historical 

 interest. Among these was a gold cup, probably dating from 

 1000 B.C., shown by Mr. George, and dug up on an island not 

 far from the site of Troy. Mr. Le Jeune sent an ancient wooden 

 clock and other articles which he presented to the Society. Short 

 accounts were given of everything that was shown, and the 

 feeling was generally expressed that similar exhibitions might 

 with advantage be repeated at intervals. 



On December 12th Mr. Heywood Sumner gave an address 

 on " Recent Excavations in the New Forest," illustrating, with 

 maps and drawings, the work which he has himself done in that 

 district, an account of which is now published in book form and 

 has been added to our Library. 



On January 30th, 1918, Mr. Kidner gave a lecture entitled 

 " Along the Dorset Heights in the track of Early Man." This 

 was illustrated by lantern slides specially made for the purpose 

 by Mr. Banks. 



On February 14th I gave a lecture, illustrated by drawings f 

 on " Early English Miracle and Mystery Plays." 



On March 9th, Field Marshal Lord Grenfell gave a lecture 

 entitled " Reminiscences of Egyptian Exploration," dealing 

 mainly with a time when he was Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, 

 and when, waiting to repel an advance of the Mahdi's Army, he 

 had superintended the exploration of some hitherto untouched 

 tombs. Many of the objects then discovered now form part of 

 the loan collection in our room. A report of this lecture appears 

 elsewhere in this volume. 



On March 21st Mr. Kidner gave a lecture, a sequel to his 

 previous one, on " The Makers of the ancient Ridgeways and 

 their Civilisation." 



On April 3rd I gave a lecture on " Mediaeval Builders," 

 illustrated by a large number of specially prepared lantern slides. 



On June 8th, at the Reunion then held, our principal con- 

 tributions were cases arranged by Mr. Wallace to exhibit typical 

 specimens of the Stone Ages and the Bronze Age, and reproduc- 

 tions of illuminated missals showm by Mr. Ellis. Mr. Wallace, 



