ACCOUNT OF THE GENERAL MEETINGS AND ANNUAL MEETING. 61 
THE JUBILEE RECEPTION OF THE BRISTOL 
NATURALISTS' SOCIETY BY THE LORD MAYOR 
IN THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, 
ON MAY 8th, 1913. 
(Western Daily Press, May gth, 1913). 
In celebration of the Jubilee of the Bristol Naturalists' Society, 
a reception by the Lord Mayor (Alderman C. J. Lowe), the Lady 
Mayoress (Miss Lowe), and the President of the Society (Miss Ida 
M. Roper), was given last night at the Municipal Museum. The 
occasion was one which lent itself to interesting retrospect ; the 
building in which the guests spent the evening — the natural his- 
tory part of the Museum — contains much to occupy naturalist 
visitors, and an attractive programme had been arranged by those 
responsible for the gathering. Guests entering from University 
Road were received by their hosts and tea and coffee served in the 
vestibule, music being provided by the Strad Orchestra. Shortly 
before nine o'clock the company assembled in the Lecture Theatre 
and several short speeches were delivered. Besides the Lord 
Mayor and Lady Mayoress, and the President of the Society, 
invitations were accepted by the Sheriff and Mrs. Lennard, Sir 
Isambard Owen and Lady Owen, Aldermen Fuller Eberle, 
J. Bovd, and other members of the Museum Committee, Dr. Lloyd 
Morgan, Prof. S. H. Reynolds, Prof. F. Francis, Prof. J. Michell 
Clarke, Prof. E. Fawcett, Prof. Stanley Kent, Dr. J. E. King, 
Dr. Cyril Norwood, Colonel Cary-Batten, Dr. W. E. Hoyle 
(Director of the National Museum of Wales), the Rev. W. Butt 
(President of the Cotteswold Field Club), Mr. Upheld Green 
(London), Dr. E. H. Cook, Dr. Prowse, Mr. H. Bolton (Director 
of Bristol Museum), Mr. C. K. Rudge, Dr. G. Munro Smith, Dr. 
Rose, Dr. Cyril Walker, and others. Letters regretting absence 
but conveying cordial wishes for the success of the Bristol 
Naturalists were read from the following past members of the 
Society : Sir William Ramsay, Sir W. A. Tilden, Prof. Sydney 
Young, and Prof. J. H. Priestley. 
Features of the Past Half Century. 
"After a few preliminary remarks by the Lord Mayor, 
the President of the Bristol Naturalists' Society (Miss Roper, 
F.L.S.) made some interesting references to the history of the 
organisation. She said it was her pleasing duty on behalf of 
the members of the Bristol Naturalists' Societv to return their 
best thanks to the Lord Mayor and the Museum Committee for 
the kind words and cordial welcome extended to them. They 
were associated at least by the common interests in Natural 
History, and it was always very gratifying to meet with helpful 
co-operation, especially from a body like the Corporation of 
