report of Council. 
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Report of the Ladies’ Association of the Natural History 
Society. 
The past season was an important one in our history as we 
completed then the fiftieth year of the existence of the Natural 
History Society and the twenty-fifth of the existence of The 
Ladies’ Association’s connection with it, as a definite factor in 
its life work. 
Since the Jubilee celebration, held in October last, 
three of the Presidents whose portraits presented by our 
Ladies Association were then unveiled have passed from our 
midst to a higher sphere, where “ the Master of all good work- 
men has set them to work anew.” How great the loss to all 
of us, it would be difficult, nay impossible, to express; but 
the sense of loss will surely not deaden our energies but rather 
spur us on to carry forward to the best of our ability, the work 
in which they were so deeply interested. 
An event of great interest to us all was the visit of over 
sixty members of the International Geological Congress to St. 
John last July. Our Ladies’ Association, as always, did its 
part bravely in the entertainment of these distinguished 
visitors. A number of our members accompanied the Scien- 
tists on their trip around the city and from Seaside Park along 
the shore to Duck Cove, where there was a pleasant reunion 
of members and guests. A few short addresses were given and 
afternoon tea was served. We all recall with pleasure the 
reception at the Museum, where some pleasant words of 
appreciation of our Society and our city were spoken in 
English, French, German and Japanese. The refreshments 
were served in the generous and orderly manner for which our 
Ladies’ Association is noted. 
Our lecture courses last winter were excellent, and were 
well attended. The Fall course of paid lectures, (including 
four on Royal Residences, and two on Modern Opera,) were, 
we hope, instructive and of educational value. The winter 
Free Course was varied and interesting. 
For this winter’s work a “reversion to type” has been 
considered and the plan of having talks on the objects in the 
