ADDRESS. 
Read, by the President , Mr. W. Lincolne Sutton, F.I.C., to the 
Members of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists Society , 
at their Forty-third Annual Meeting , held at Norwich 
Castle Museum , April joth. 1912. 
Ladies and Gentlemen — As usual, I commence by making 
some remarks on the events and work of the past session. We 
have seven losses by death to record, and four by resignation, 
while we have added eight new names to the list. The total 
number amounts to 289 or thereabouts. The losses by death 
include the following : — Major W. S. Dods, Mr. B. E. 
Fletcher, Mr. E. M. Connop, Sir J. D. Hooker, Mr. T. H. F. 
Barclay, Mr. C. Bussey, Rev. W. N. Ripley. 
Major W. S. Dods, of the Norfolk Regiment, who died on 
11th August, 1911, only son of the late Major William Dods, 
of Lincolnshire, was born at Great Yarmouth. After serving 
with his regiment in various parts of the world, on his retire- 
ment he took up his abode at Thorpe. He was keenly 
interested in ornithology and had a good collection of birds’ 
eggs. He was very successful as an amateur gardener, and 
took several prizes at local shows. 
Mr. B. E. Fletcher, a well-known Norwich citizen, died 
on 2nd September, 1911. He took an active part in philan- 
thropic and benevolent work, and will be long remembered 
as the founder and donor of the Fletcher Convalescent Home 
at Cromer. 
Mr. E. M. Connop, whose death took place on 15th 
September, 1911, devoted great attention to ornithology. He 
possessed a fine collection of stuffed birds, and when residing 
at Wroxham had many rare birds domesticated in his 
grounds. 
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