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*' The Art of Ancient Egypt." Owing to the requirements of the 

 Education Authorities, the Society received notice to give up the 

 room in the Municipal College which they have occupied since 

 April, 1913, on September 29, 1919. 



An Extraordinary General Meeting was held on March 15. 

 That Meeting authorised the Council to take such steps as they 

 may consider necessary to safeguard the interests of the Society. 

 A committee formed for that purpose investigated several houses 

 ;and sites, but negotiations with regard to them fell through. A 

 house has now been found which is considered favourable for the 

 Headquarters of the Society. At the time this report was drawn 

 up negotiations were still in progress. 



The Natural Science Society War Savings Association has 

 been closed, a total of ,£5,456 has been contributed by members. 



The display of Wild Flowers in the Public Library has been 

 continued during the year, and has been a source of instruction 

 and interest to a large number of people. 



The British Association for the Advancement of Science, to 

 which this Society is affiliated, held its Meeting in Bournemouth 

 from the 9th to the 13th September. It was pronounced on all 

 hands to be a great success. The Society may justly pride itself 

 on the part taken by so many of its officers and other members in 

 securing this result. Among the, Vice-Presidents of the Associa- 

 tion for the Bournemouth Meeting were Field Marshal Lord 

 'Grenfell, the present President of the Society, and four of our 

 past Presidents, Dr. A. Ransome, Sir E. Ray Lankester, Sir 

 Daniel Morris and the Earl of Malmesbury. Sir Daniel Morris 

 was also President of Section K (Botany). 



The Local Executive Committee included Sir Daniel Morris, 

 Dr. Penrose and Mr. Munn Rankin, all of whom bear office in our 

 Society, and Mr. F. W. Ibbett, a member of long standing, was 

 one of the local Secretaries. The Society also provided local Secre- 

 taries for seven of the twelve Sections, Mr. H. Painter, Sec. B, 

 Dr. Ord, Sec. C, Dr. Penrose, Sec. D, Mr. Scattergood, Sec. E, 

 Mr. Bulfin, Sec. G, Mr. Claude Lyon, Sec. H, and Mr. Munn 

 Rankin, Sec. K. One of our Vice-Presidents, Mr. Liddiard, repre- 

 sented the Society at the Conference of Affiliated Societies. 



Numerous and successful excursions were organised by the 

 Local Sectional Secretaries to places of interest, such as the Royal 

 Naval Cordite Factory, the Tramway Generating Station, the 

 works of the Bournemouth Gas and Water Company, and the 

 Winton Aerodrome, also to Swanage, Barton and Hordle Cliffs, 

 Lulworth Cove, the New Forest, Poole Harbour, Heron Court, 

 and other localities. In connection with Section K arrangements 

 were made by Mr. Backhouse for exhibiting a very complete col- 

 lection of Conifers, and there was a show of flowers from Abbots- 

 bury and elsewhere arranged by Mrs. Rothwell and Miss Ida 

 Roper. 



