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QxthmloQicftl m\b historical potion. 



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

 Secretary : H. J. Ellis. 



Our first lecture for the Session was given by the Rev. F. A. 

 Allen, M.A., who dealt with Modern Inventions — warlike, 

 -scientific, and miscellaneous — which had been anticipated in 

 ■ancient times. In December a lecture was very kindly given us 

 by Mr. Frank Stevens, Curator of the Salisbury Museum. It was 

 entitled " Stonehenge of Yesterday and To-day," and was illus- 

 trated by many special lantern slides — altogether a very valuable 

 contribution to our series, and much appreciated by a large 

 audience. In January, Messrs. H. J. Ellis and Claude Lyon co- 

 operated in giving a lecture on Egyptian antiquities, which was 

 illustrated by slides prepared from objects in the British Museum. 



For February I was unable to arrange a lecture, but in March 

 I gave one on " Mediaeval Italy " — covering a period of about 

 1000 years, usually regarded as a welter of confusion, but capable 

 •of being reduced to order by a study of existing monuments. 

 Lantern slides to illustrate these were very kindly prepared by 

 Mr. R. Y. Banks. We had one more indoor meeting in April, 

 when Mr. Banks exhibited a large number of slides illustrating 

 Treasures of Northern Italy," showing work from the 13th 

 to the 16th centuries in painting, sculpture, and architecture. 



Two outdoor meetings were held. The first was in May at 

 Wimborne, when Mr. S. C. Ryley co-operated with the Chairman 

 in making local arrangements. The Rev. Canon Fletcher, M.A., 

 vicar of the church, met us at the Minster, and after giving us 

 a valuable address, took us round the building and pointed out 

 features of special interest. Dr. le Fleming, custodian of the 

 •church muniments, showed us a number of ancient documents. 

 A visit was then paid to the Grammar School, where the Rev. 

 A. D. H. Allan k : ndly conducted us round. After lunch we walked 

 to Lady Margaret's Lepers' Hospital, where Canon Fletcher gave 

 a short history of this ancient foundation. We are greatly in- 

 debted to him for the fresh interest he imparted to our visit to 

 this familiar town. 



Our second outdoor excursion was to a still more familiar 

 locality— Christchurch Priory. Here, also, much fresh interest 

 was imparted in what was shown to the numerous members who 

 gathered for the occasion, and who were reinforced by about eight 

 members of the B.L.A.A., who accented invitations to join us. 



