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NATURE NOTES. 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES. 
Field Club. — Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Field Club 
Committee will be held on January 2 at 6.30, after the Council Meeting, to 
consider arrangements for the spring rambles. Honorary secretaries and repre- 
sentatives of branches around London are invited to attend this meeting. 
Suggestions from members interested in the Field Club, with regard to the 
rambles or the arrangements connected therewith, will be gladly received and 
laid before the Committee. (Miss) Edith J. Temple, Hon. Sec., Field Club. 
Council and Committee Meetings. — The next meetings of the Council 
will be held on Thursdays, January 2 and February 6, at 5.30 ; of the Magazine 
and Leaflet Committee on Thursdays, January 16 and February 20, at 5.30; of 
the Finance Committee on January 16 and February 20, at 6.30. 
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. 
Junior Branches. — The Council is desirous of receiving applications for 
the formation of Junior Branches under the new rule passed at the special General 
Meeting held on November 5 (Rule XVII, a; see page 244, Nature Notes for 
December, 1895). It would appeal to the principals of colleges and schools 
throughout the country either to assist in their formation, or to allow existing 
junior natural history societies to become in this way associated with the work of 
the Selborne Society. 
Clapton (Lower Lea Valley). — The second of the series of monthly 
Social Evenings was held on December 7, when a paper entitled “ Domestic 
Entomology” was read by the Honorary Secretary, Mr. R. Marshmann Wattson. 
Amongst the objects which were exhibited were some living Lepisma* and these 
excited considerable interest. Songs and recitations by members and friends 
completed a very enjoyable evening. 
Croydon and Norwood. — The Rev. J. Wills, a Vice-president of the 
Branch, made an eloquent appeal at West Croydon on the evening of Sunday, 
December 22, on behalf of bird-life ; condemning in unmeasured terms the pluck- 
ing of ospreys, the killing of wild birds for the sake of their feathers, and the 
wanton destruction of birds’ food which went on at Christmas time, when large 
quantities of holly were used for decorations. The sermon created an unwonted 
impression amongst his hearers. 
Dover Junior Branch. — The Council welcomes the formation of a Junior 
Branch at Dover College, in accordance with the new rule. Bernard F. Hall, 
Es(j., has kindly undertaken the post of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the 
Branch. 
EnwARi) A. Martin, F.G.S., 
IJoH. Sec. Magazine and Leaflet Committee. 
* Readers interested in the subject will find further particulars in Mrs. Bright- 
wen’s new book. Inmates of my House and Garden. 
