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(28th October, 1916— 28th February, 1918). 



CLEMENT REID, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S. 

 Died— December 10, 1916. 

 The death of this distinguished honorary member occurred 

 before the publication of Volume VIII., and an obituary notice 

 was inserted in that volume (page 15). 



JOHN MOORHEAD, M.A., M.D., J. P. 



Died— December 29, 1916. 

 Dr. Moorhead joined the Society in 1908. On February 9th, 

 1909, he gave a lecture on " The Geology of Portland." Although 

 he was never an officer of the Society, he was well-known to the 

 majority of the members, being very regular in his attendance at 

 the meetings. During his long life he had come into personal 

 contact with very many distinguished men of science and he had 

 an extensive knowledge of many scientific subjects. He frequently 

 spoke at meetings and often made valuable contributions to the 

 discussions following the lectures. 



COLONEL J. M. HEYWOOD. 

 Died— February 19, 1917. 

 Colonel Heywood was one of the early members, having been 

 elected in 1905. 



REV. O. PICKARD-CAMBRIDGE, M.A., F.R.S. 



Died— March 9th, 1917. 

 This distinguished naturalist, one of the greatest of English 

 authorities on spiders, was elected an honorary member in 1914. 

 He presented to the Society's library a copy of his book " The 

 Spiders of Dorset." His collections at Bloxworth Rectory were 

 of great value ; some of our members have, at various times, had 

 the privilege of examining them. 



CHARLES ISAACS, J. P. 

 Died— April 26, 1917. 

 Mr. Isaacs was elected to membership in 1915. The state of 

 his health did not permit him to be a very frequent attendant at 

 meetings, but he came to several, especially in the Archaeological 

 and Physical Sections. 



ROBERT DRUITT. 

 Died— May 9, 1917. 

 Mr. Druitt was a member of a family long and prominently 

 associated with Christchurch and Bournemouth. He joined the 

 Society in 1913. 



