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HENRY LE JEUNE. 

 Died— December 18, 1917. 



Mr. Le Jeune was the son of the late Mr. H. Le Jeune, 

 A.R.A. In his youth he was a student at the Royal Academy 

 Schools, where his father occupied an important position, but 

 afterwards he qualified as a Marine Engineer. During his pro- 

 fessional life he was associated with the large firm of Messrs. 

 John Penn and Sons, of Greenwich. On his retirement, at the 

 age of 50, he settled in this district. In 1899 he was elected a 

 member of the Dorset Field Club and joined our own Society in 

 1906. In February, 1909,, he read an important paper before the 

 Archaeological Section ; this was printed in the Proceedings, Vol. 

 I. He was elected Hon. Secretary at the Annual Meeting of 

 November, 1910, and, although he only held this office for one 

 year, he continued to render most valuable services to the Society 

 both as member of the Council and, especially, in conection with 

 the arrangement of excursions. Later, he became Secretary of 

 the Archaeological Section, and, still later, Acting Secretary of 

 the Physical Section. Numerous and successful were the Archaeo- 

 logical excursions he planned and conducted during his Secretary- 

 ship. Many of the members of the Society will always retain 

 pleasant memories of the antiquarian knowledge he so freely placed 

 at their disposal and of the interesting, thorough and practical 

 arrangements he made for these excursions, so much enjoyed by 

 those who took part in them. Perhaps no one in the district had 

 a closer knowledge of, or greater love for, East Dorset and its 

 many objects of archaeological interest. His knowledge of local 

 geology was also considerable. 



At the time of the meeting of the South-Eastern Union of 

 Scientific Societies, held in June, 1914, he gave much assistance 

 in arranging excursions and was the author of " The Archaeology 

 •of East Dorset," an excellent summary of the subject contributed 

 to the Official Handbook edited by Sir Daniel Morris for the use 

 t^f the meeting. 



On the outbreak of war, notwithstanding his age, he gave 

 gratuitously his expert knowledge of metal turning and engineer- 

 ing drawing to that work for freedom in which so many have been 

 engaged. 



Mr. Le Jeune made manv presentations to the Society, both 

 of books for the library and of archaeological and other objects for 

 the Museum. His election as an Honorary Member of the Society 

 in March, 1917, was a well deserved acknowledgment, of the great 

 debt which the Society owed to one of its most valued members. 



MRS. DE PAIVA. 

 Died— December 18, 1917. 

 Mrs. de Paiva joined the Society in 1910 and was often present 

 at the meetings. Those members who had the privilege of her 

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