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IProcectunos at 55tb anniversary fIDcetmo of 
Governors anfc fiDembers. 
HELD IN THE HALL OF THE ROYAL MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL SOCIETY, 
20 HANOVER SQUARE. 
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1894, 
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K.G, (PRESIDENT), IN THE CHAIR. 
The fifty-fifth anniversary general 
meeting of Governors and members 
was held in the Hall of the Royal 
Medical and Chirurgical Society, at 
20 Hanover Square, on Tuesday, 
Mav 22, 1894, his Grace the Duke 
of Devonshire, K.G., President, in the 
chair. 
Present: — 
Trustees . — Earl Cathcart, Col. Sir 
Nigel Kingscote, K.C.B., the Earl of 
Ravensworth. 
Vice - President. — Sir John H. 
Thorold, Bart. 
Other Members of Council. — Mr. J. 
Hungerford Arkwright, Mr. Percy E. 
Crutchley, Mr. William Frankish, Mr. 
.Tames Hornsby, the Earl of Jersey, 
Mr. P. Albert Muntz, M.P., the Hon. 
C. T. Parker, Mr. J. E. Ransome, and 
Mr. Martin 1. Sutton. 
Governors . — The Earl of Powis, Mr. 
C. C. Cotes, Mr. W. Barrow Simonds. 
Members . — Viscount Cross, G.C.B., 
G. C.S.I., Lord Harlech, the Hon. Alex. 
Parker, Sir N. A. Staples, Bart., Sir 
Henry Simpson, Messrs. R. C. Assheton, 
Wm. Barford, W. Worby Beaumont, 
E. C. Blackstone, Arthur Carey, J. A. 
Chope, Horace F. Cox, Thomas A. M. 
Dickin, T. A. Dickson, John Wm. 
Dixon, T. C. Garfit, W. W. Glenny, 
H. J. Greenwood, Granville Leve- 
son Gower, R. F. Gubbin, E. B. 
Hadley, J. Howard, George Jonas, 
Frederick King, G. H. H. Oliphant- 
Ferguson, Major Charles Pepper, 
Messrs. Hugh Rogers, Edward Trimen, 
Professor Robert Wallace. 
Officers. — Mr. Ernest Clarke, Secre- 
tary ; Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker, Con- 
sulting Chemist. 
The Secretary having read the 
Bye-La wsgoverning the transaction of 
business at the anniversary meetings. 
President for 1894-5. 
Lord Harlech moved: “ That Sir 
John Thorold, Bart., be elected Presi- 
dent of the Society for the year ensuing 
the Cambridge Meeting,” and said he 
was sure that this motion would 
require no recommendation from him, 
for Sir John Thorold’s work in con- 
nexion with the Society was so very 
well known, and he had shown so 
much zeal and ability, that the motion 
might be submitted without further 
preface. 
Mr. Wm. Barford seconded the 
motion, observing that Sir John 
Thorold had every qualification for 
filling the Chair with honour and 
usefulness to the Society. He (Mr. 
Barford) had attended thirty-five 
“ Royal ” Shows without missing one, 
so that he felt that he might speak 
with some little experience on the 
subject. He had watched Sir John 
Thorold’s abilities both in connexion 
with the Society and elsewhere, and 
he felt sure that he would do honour 
to the Chair. 
The motion having been carried 
unanimously, 
Sir John Thorold said he had to 
thank the meeting very much for their 
kindness in electing him President for 
the ensuing year, and the gentlemen 
who had spoken for their kind words 
