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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
I may say that I think St. John should be proud of the fact 
that there were twenty ladies able to give such excellent lectures 
as we heard last year, and I feel sure that ther are many more of 
our members who need only to make the effort to give us more 
new lectures of equal value. 
The three social evenings held last winter in January, Febru- 
ary and March respectively, proved an unqualified success. All 
the members of both sexes were invited and were able to inspect 
the varied treasures of the Museum, new and old. After a short 
literary programme, refreshments were served. 
The ladies also took their part as usual at the annual con- 
versazione in the fall and at the four very pleasant field meetings 
held by the Society during the summer. 
This coming year promises to be no less interesting and val- 
uable. Good courses of lectures are planned for the fall and 
winter, and we hope the social part of our work will not be less 
useful. 
W e have at present three hundred and seventy-three associate 
members and twenty junior associates, which branch includes 
girls from ten to twenty-one. The latter Class of the Society, 
though young, shows signs of vigorous growth, and we hope 
that when the ranks of our association may be depleted by death 
-or removal, we may still fill up all vacancies from our junior 
members. 
W e are still, I trust, living up to our motto : “Progress is 
the law of life.” 
Junior Associates (E. MacKinnon, Secretary ) . 
The Junior Associate members of the Natural History Society 
•of New Brunswick report a most favorable year. There are 
about thirty members who were organized in April and have 
since had five business meetings and a number of outings to 
points of interest near the city which were well attended. 
The members wish to express their appreciation to Mr. and 
Mrs. McIntosh and Mr Leavitt, for making these outings both 
interesting and instructive. 
